One year after promises of reform, the waiting game continues for those trapped in Ireland’s asylum system, writes Mags Gargan
Mags Gargan
Amnesty is criticised for using celebrities to campaign for abortion
Pro-life groups have criticised Amnesty International’s latest campaign using celebrities to call for legalising abortion in Ireland. Graham Linehan, one of the writers of Father Ted, and his wife Helen have collaborated with Amnesty on a short campaign film calling on the Government to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Mrs Linehan had an abortion in 2004…
Traveller community a microcosm of how we treat the vulnerable
Clerics ministering to the Travelling community have said that Irish society’s treatment of Travellers is an example of our attitudes towards the vulnerable. The Bishop of Wateford & Lismore told The Irish Catholic the controversy over the temporary placement of Travellers in Carrickmines in Dublin, “after the tragic fire which claimed 10 lives”, has brought…
Kickstart a healthier lifestyle
Mags Gargan attends a seminar offering expert advice on how to improve health and well-being
World Missions Ireland looking for video votes
World Missions Ireland, the official mission outreach of the Catholic Church in Ireland, is asking people to vote for their video entry into the Better Together competition. A two-minute version of the DVD recorded by broadcaster Charlie Bird for World Missions Ireland in the Philippines and South Korea, which features missionaries and their work, has…
Church ‘failing in its mission’ by not reflecting female perspective
The Bishop of Derry has warned that the Church is “failing in its mission” by not reflecting the female perspective in its structures, while Baroness Nuala O’Loan has called for an amendment of Canon Law to allow women to participate in decision-making. At a Mass to mark the quincentenary of St Teresa of Avila’s birth,…
Café Theology returns in Waterford & Lismore diocese
Café Theology starts up again in Waterford next week after the summer break to discuss ‘Can we get our Young People Back to the Church?’. Based on the ‘Theology on Tap’ programme popular in the US where faith discussions are held in bars, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan launched Café Theology in May this year as one…
Derry diocese to host youth ministry conference
Derry diocese is hosting a conference on youth ministry in Thornhill College on Saturday, October 24 from 9:30am to 4:00pm. The theme is Developing Faith in our Young People and its central focus will be the creation of parish opportunities for youth ministry. The day will offer parishes, schools, youth groups and other delegates the…
Irish composers’ song performed at world meeting
Cormac O’Duffy, a former teacher and graduate of UCD and UL, had his oratorio The Wedding Feast of the Lamb premiered in front of a full church at St John the Evangelist in Philadelphia during the World Meeting of Families (WMOF). The work, dedicated to marriage and family, was performed by the Choirs of Villanova…
Lasallian Association plan for the future
The Irish Association for the Lasallian Mission (De La Salle) held its AGM in Castletown, Portlaoise recently. Fifty school principals, teachers and others spent time together to review and plan for how best to promote its mandate of “human and Christian education”. Its president, Tom O’Neill, Waterford welcomed the gatherings from all over Ireland and…