“There is a lot more to the day centre than monetary figures,” according to Br Kevin Crowley of The Capuchin Day Centre

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate has expressed further concern for the fate of a group of nuns kidnapped from the monastery of St Thecla in Maalula on December 2

A religious freedom advocacy group is calling for more action on a major increase of attacks on Christians in Mexico

The Catholic bishops’ conference has described a lawsuit against it brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as “misguided”. Last week, The Irish Catholic reported on the legal action, alleging negligence against the bishops, under whose tenure, Catholic hospitals do not offer abortion as a medical option for women suffering complications during pregnancy. Responding…

The head of the country’s episcopal conference has condemned legal moves to criminalise homosexuals. Following a Supreme Court ruling last week which overturned a 2009 High Court decision decriminalising of homosexuality under British colonial legislation, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai decried the move as “unjust discrimination”. “As Christians,” Cardinal Gracias said, “we express our full…

The country’s leading court for the implementation of sharia law has called on the government to impose the death penalty as the only recourse in law for the crime of blasphemy. The Federal Court for the Sharia has stated that alternative sentences for those guilty of insulting Islam are unacceptable as such an offence is…

A group of politicians has vowed to take a case for the removal of a crucifix from parliament to the European Court after a local court rejected its case. According to some members of the Your Movement party, which took its original case in 2011, the cross, placed over a door in the debating chamber,…

Police in Tartarstan have arrested a number of Muslim men in connection with a spate of arsons against Christian churches. Last week, The Irish Catholic reported on an investigation after the latest attack on a place of worship and the announcement, by President Rustam Minnikhanov, of a one million rubles reward for information leading to…

The father of missing Trevor Deely has spoken of how faith continues to help his family cope with their loss, 13 years after the young man vanished without trace from a Dublin street.  “We cling to faith,” Michael Deely told The Irish Catholic this week, “and we don’t give up on him.” Michael said that…