The Church has highlighted the importance of playing a responsible role in the complex web of creation in recent years, writes Jason Osborne The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made for sober reading, warning that unless there are immediate, grand reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it won’t be possible to limit global warming…
Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin invited all parishes in the diocese to use the month of September for reflection on how the parish can be more welcoming to those who are slower to return to regular worship. Bishop Nulty made the invitation while speaking at Mass in Saint Conleth’s Parish in Newbridge on…
Pope Francis said Wednesday that hypocrisy within the Church is “particularly detestable.” Speaking at the general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on August 25, the Pope underlined that hypocritical behaviour damaged Church unity. “Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable, and unfortunately there is hypocrisy in the Church, and there are many hypocritical Christians and…
A priest described as a “simple son of Ireland” may be moving closer to being declared a saint with news that Church authorities are investigating a potential miracle attributed to his intercession. Tipperary man The Servant of God Fr Patrick Ryan ministered to those suffering with yellow fever in the US state of Tennessee in…
Prayers are pouring in from all over the world for Irish-American Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was admitted to hospital late last week with Covid-19. The cardinal, who is of Irish heritage with ancestors from Cork and Tipperary, revealed via his Twitter account last week that he had tested positive for Covid-19. “Praised be Jesus Christ!…
Parishes and communities in the North are at a loss following recent bank closures, according to Fr Kevin Mullan of Drumquin in Co. Tyrone. The priest’s laments come after AIB recently announced the closure of more than half of its 15 Northern Irish branches, which leaves some communities far from another alternative. Asked how it…
The World Health Organisation says working longer and longer hours is killing hundreds of thousands each year, writes Jason Osborne The line between work and personal life blurred throughout the pandemic for many, with bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms slipping in and out of ‘office-mode’ during the days of the week (and sometimes the weekend).…
Personal Profile The past year and a half have been challenging for everyone, but particularly for those away from home and whose work is affected by the drastic reduction in international travel. Robert Black, 26, from Long Island, New York is one of these, as both an American and the Project Manager for undergraduate academics…
Christian apologist Simon Edwards brings all his legal training to bear in defending the rationality of Christianity when it’s put on trial, writes Jason Osborne Former lawyer and now writer and speaker at The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA), Simon Edwards is taking aim at the myth that Christianity somehow runs against reason or…
The new provincial of the Irish Dominicans has said that Catholics cannot fully live their faith without the Mass and other sacraments. Fr John Harris OP was speaking to The Irish Catholic upon his election as prior provincial at the weekend and appealed for Catholics who have been away from the sacraments during the pandemic…