The Irish Catholic newspaper, with a weekly readership of over 90,000 people, has established itself as the most respected voice in reporting, comment and analysis of religious affairs in Ireland and the interaction between faith, current affairs and daily life. As part of the continued growth of The Irish Catholic in print and online, the newspaper now…
Faithful Catholics must accept that they are a minority in modern Ireland, but must resist any temptation to seek solace in ghettos, Waterford and Lismore’s Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. Dr Cullinan was speaking in Maynooth at Evangelium, a Catholic apologetics conference for young people aged between 18 and 35. The conference, now in its…
Calls by the Vatican’s liturgy chief for priests to celebrate Mass facing East from the first Sunday of Advent have met with mixed reactions. Speaking in London at the annual Sacra Liturgia conference, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, said: “It is very important that…
The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has dismissed as manipulative the last poll on abortion conducted for The Irish Times. The poll question asked “Are you in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment so that terminations in, for example, the case of rape or fatal foetal abnormality might be made legal, or are you in favour…
Greg Daly witnesses the ordination of the largest group of Irish Dominicans in over 40 years
Greg Daly interviews Teresa Devlin, head of the Irish Church’s child protection board, about Ireland’s new national standards and guidelines
Religious bodies should cease financial and other support for members who have been found guilty of child sexual abuse, the head of the Church’s child protection board has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Teresa Devlin, CEO of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland, said “at some stage, once…
Over 400 people gathered at St Finian’s Church in Swords on Sunday, July 3, to celebrate the church’s 25th anniversary. Community groups including scouts, guides and sports clubs took part in a Mass celebrated by Bishop Ray Field to mark the silver jubilee of the River Valley church. In his homily, Dr Field spoke about…
In an act of inter-faith solidarity, four leading Cork clergy have jointly condemned an attack on a popular and prominent Muslim cleric. Imam Ihab Ahmed, leader of the Cork Mosque Foundation, was attacked around 11pm on June 29 while walking with his wife on the city’s Cathedral Street. He was pushed to the ground by…
The State has been urged to show a greater understanding of the nature of religious volunteers in a bid to speed up the immigration process for clerical and religious students coming to Ireland. Fr Hugh McMahon SSC, Executive Secretary of the missionary representative body the Irish Missionary Union (IMU) told The Irish Catholic he felt…