Dear Editor, It’s good to see Bishop Martin Drennan starting to stand up for the Catholic faith. Maybe this will catch on among members of the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland. A story was told a few years ago that a chill came in to a meeting of the bishops’ conference, but had to leave because…
Mags Gargan
We’ve come a long way on the road to peace
Martin O’Brien meets controversial peace activist Mairead Maguire
Church urged to welcome ‘unconventional couples’ by Italian bishops’ leader
The Church should make “unconventional couples” feel at home instead of making them targets of “de facto discrimination,” the leader of the Italian bishops’ conference has said. “Couples in irregular matrimonial situations are also Christians, but they are sometimes looked upon with prejudice,” said Bishop Nunzio Galantino, an apparent reference to divorced and remarried Catholics.…
Marian youth conference books out
Hundreds attended the annual Catholic Youth Conference organised by the Legion of Mary in Dublin.
Catholc hospitals accused of ‘bending knee’ to State
Catholic hospitals have caved in to Government pressure
Outrage after sectarian song played outside church again
Bishop Donal McKeown has said Northern Ireland is still a place where “confrontation rather than conciliation is the name of the game”.
We must hold people accountable for failings of Rotherham
Rotherham abuse scandal: it’s not all about race. It’s about criminal ineptitude says Tim Stanley
Pope Francis urges Gaza Christians to stand firm
Pope continues to offer his prayers and encouragement
New call for rethink on abortion as new figures show survival rate
There were 565 babies aborted at 23 weeks’ gestation in 2011
Pope hears of plight of persecuted Iraqi Christians
Pope Francis telephoned a priest serving refugees at a camp in northern Iraq after receiving a heartfelt letter from him about the suffering of Christians there. Fr Behnam Benoka, who received the call, told the Zenit news agency that the Pope expressed his closeness to persecuted Christians and his gratitude at the work of volunteers.…