Move comes after criticism of earlier ‘outrageous’ motion The Dáil is set to debate a full motion condemning the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, The Irish Catholic has learned. Just weeks after the failure of politicians to include Christians in a motion attacking the treatment of Iraq’s Yazidi minority by so-called Islamic…
The head of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA) has defended the “core role” of religion in faith schools amid renewed suggestions that Religious Education could be side-lined in a curriculum shake-up. With the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment consultation ongoing towards a new primary curriculum, reports over the Christmas period suggested that…
Limerick city has been lauded as an exemplar of “active nonviolence” during New Year peace messages. As Irish bishops issued homilies for the 50th World Day of Peace on January 1, and after a year of extreme gangland violence in some quarters, Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick hailed the role of nonviolence in a renewed…
The leaders of Ireland’s main Christian denominations have joined in praying for a year in which people remember both God and neighbour. In a joint New Year’s message, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Richard Clarke, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, Rt Rev John McDowell, President of the Irish Council of Churches, Rev. Bill Mullally, President…
Modern Dublin sits on a rich seam of Church history, writes Paul Keenan
Senator calls for ‘serious response’ from state broadcaster on breaches
The working together of clergy and laity in the Diocese of Limerick for the future of the Church there has “borne great fruit”, Bishop Brendan Leahy has said. Speaking as he unveiled a range of measures contained in a pastoral plan for his diocese agreed in the wake of a synod earlier this year, the…
Pope Francis has urged Catholics to remember their fellow believers who suffer daily persecution because of their faith. Speaking on St Stephen’s Day – the feastday of the first Christian martyr – the Pope said: “when we read the history of the early centuries, here in Rome, we read about so much cruelty to Christians.…
Just 1% of pupils in Irish Catholic schools are choosing to opt out of Religious Education classes, according to study submissions made to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). As the NCCA continues with plans for world religions to receive greater representation and coverage in schools via an Education about Religion and Beliefs…
The Holy Land yielded startling finds in 2016, writes Paul Keenan