Government TDs should be asked to account for the coalition’s “arrogance” in seeking to speak for citizens in a way that is contrary to the Constitution, Bishop Kevin Doran has said. The Bishop of Elphin, who stressed that he is expressing a personal view as a citizen, also accused the Government of trying to presume…
Greg Daly
Prayer vital part of daily life – Cecilia Ahern
Prayer is an important part of daily life according to best-selling author Cecelia Ahern. Speaking on RTÉ’s The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne, the 33-year-old author of PS I Love You and 10 other books said she prays to God every night. Describing prayer as an honest conversation in which people “say the things that you feel,…
The Irish Times only apologised for abortion story after extreme pressure
The Pro-Life Campaign has insisted that The Irish Times has “little or no credibility” when it comes to reporting on abortion after new documents reveal how the paper tried to play down an instance when it published an abortion related story which was found to have no basis in fact. On August 23, 2013 a front-page story…
The State’s neutrality on referendum is questioned
The Government’s approach to the referendum raises questions about the nature of our democracy writes Greg Daly
Prevention key to tackling homeless crisis
While the media spotlight has dimmed, homelessness remains a bitter reality in modern Ireland, writes Greg Daly
Webwatch
Responsible parenthood or just a flight of fancy? Few things have caught the online Catholic imagination so much in recent weeks as Pope Francis’ in-flight comment that it is unnecessary to be “like rabbits” in order to be good Catholics, and that “responsible parenthood” is paramount. Damian Thompson points out in The Spectator that “journalists…
Irish Jews are ‘not overly concerned’ over anti-semitism
Irish Jews have said they are not overly concerned about safety despite rising fears of anti-semitic violence across Europe. Maurice Cohen, Chairman of the Jewish Representative Council told The Irish Catholic that while it should be “obvious to anyone observing events in the last number of weeks that there has been an increase in concerns in…
Irish priest hopes Pope’s visit will ‘drive home’ anti-corruption message
An Irish priest who campaigns for street children in the Philippines has said he is heartened by the Pope’s visit, but wished the Pontiff had been “a little more forthright about the terrible conditions” faced by children in the country. Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen, who highlighted the plight of Manila’s street children ahead of…
Webwatch
Men becoming marginalised in 'a feminised Church' Cardinal Raymond Burke (pictured), newly appointed Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, has stirred things up again with an interview for The New Emangelization, arguing that “the radical feminism which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s has left men very marginalised”. Over at…
Numbers questioned by Magdalene group
More than twice as many women died in Ireland’s Magdalene laundries than the McAleese Report revealed, according to a draft report by campaign group Justice For Magdalene Research (JFMR). The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries, better known as the McAleese Report, found in February…