Renata is a Brazilian journalist who holds a Master’s degree in Journalism with first-class honours, completed in 2023. She joined The Irish Catholic in April 2024 as a multimedia journalist, where she brings a fresh, international perspective to storytelling through a range of digital platforms.
Sinn Féin’s Sarah Holland, a political activist tweeted twice in June using the word ‘fascist’ in relation to Christians. On June 6 the ex- politician posted a picture of candles on social media, saying that it was to “let the christo-fascists know that candles have been lit in Medjugorje for all those candidates who *don’t*…
Parents are facing huge costs due to soaring inflation which has seen products like nappies and baby formula increase by 84% and 37% respectively, a new report from Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) has warned. The Minimum Essential Standard of Living (MESL), published on Tuesday and organised by Vincentian MESL Research Centre at…
Victor Hugo wrote in his The Hunchback of Notre Dame, “The greatest products of architecture are less the work of individuals than of society.” Looking through the bus window on the way from the airport to Paris, I was speechless with the number of imposing, impressive buildings. It was windy when I got off the…
The general manager of Catholic youth group Pure in Heart, Helen Vysotska, has issued a warning regarding the negative consequences of the Free Contraception Scheme. She said the consequences of hormonal contraception “are very bad. A lot of women who take hormonal contraception have higher risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer”. It was announced an expansion…
A new Ecuadorian priest in Ireland is bringing the community together to live their Faith and celebrate their culture. In the first week of June, a meeting with Mass and traditional food was hosted by the community at the Avila Carmelite Centre. Fr Jose Luis, who has been in Ireland for four months and is…
One of Ireland’s greatest treasures, the Book of Kells is currently under Trinity College’s custody and attracts over a million visitors every year. Containing the four Gospels, the book displays beautiful visual art with its religious text. Purpose According to Dr Rachel Moss, associate professor of History of Art and Architecture at Trinity College Dublin,…
Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, the largest land, sea and air invasion ever attempted happened in Normandy, France. Allies combines forces to invade Nazi-occupied France, and the event is known as the ‘D-Day’. At the prayer service in Normandy to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the invasion, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of…
Located in Smithfield, a vibrant community of Catholic Portuguese speakers have found their home away from home in a church in the heart of Dublin. The priests, the laypeople and the majority of the community attending Portuguese Mass and church events in the St Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin 7, are Brazilian immigrants.…
In a statement, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, chair of the Council for Communications of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference commented on the Pope’s message for World Communications Day. Nowadays, online content is created by both, humans and machines, mentioned the Archbishop. He also pointed out the Pope’s words on how AI in the wrong…
In new essay for the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Dr Pia Matthews, senior lecturer at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London says that surrogacy is “always an injustice.” In Ireland, surrogacy is not legal nor illegal, as there is no legislation for it. In a press release, an Anscombe Bioethics Centre’s spokesperson says that “Surrogacy by its…