Social media gives us a powerful tool to speak up for the voiceless and remind others that persecution cannot be ignored, hears Rohith Sabu Kinattukara Sachin Jose Ettiyil, is a well-known Catholic influencer in both Instagram and Twitter, with around 150k followers on Instagram and 217k followers on Twitter, which is a big fan base…
Last few Sundays, I have noticed more youth coming into church each week. I was more than thrilled to see this happen, especially in my parish which is the Rathmines parish. The Young Adults Rathmines was founded by Eoin McCormack, who is a contributor to The Irish Catholic. The youth group in the parish is…
Imagine you are a hardworking man, sitting in a plane with your wife and three kids seeing them excited with you after finally getting the dream of moving abroad with them. Next to your aisle, a mother and her son about to visit her daughter in law and grandchildren, excited to be on her first…
Carlo Acutis is to be canonised by Pope Leo on September 7. The event was originally to be held in April but was postponed because of the death of Pope Francis. Blessed Carlo has been dubbed the patron saint of the internet because of his interest in computers and the internet. He died in 2006…
The cost of housing is contributing to the fall in births being seen right across Europe, including Ireland, according to Johannes Moravitz of COMECE, the Brussels-based commission representing Catholic bishops from across the EU. He was addressing a summit on housing in the EU that took place in the European parliament. He said the cost…
After 12 years of research and tests, a miracle in the district of Kannur in Kerala, India was officially recognised by the Holy See. During Mass in the Christ the King Church, Vilakkannur Parish in 2013, Fr Thomas Pathikal spotted the face of Jesus on the sacramental host. It was officially stated as a miracle…
Digital evangelisation is a real thing and its happening faster than expected, Rohith Kinattukara writes As I write this article, the Pope has now reached 13.8 million followers on Instagram, taking him only 3 days to reach this number. This platform has millions of users ranging from different demographics and age groups. Pope Leo’s first ever…
My first ever article for The Irish Catholic was regarding the new Apple intelligence and the future of AI. I got one thing right and one thing wrong. Apple intelligence has been a total disaster, from different features being laughable because of glitches to the much awaited ‘new and smarter Siri’ being pushed back till…
Each time I meet someone new there are two things that shock them. One being that there are Catholics in India and the second being Christianity reached the shores of India before it reached Europe. History shows that St Thomas, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ reached Muziris (Modern day Kodungallur in Kerala)…
In today’s world of swiping left and right to find ‘the one’, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find true love – a desire everyone craves but can’t quite understand how to achieve. So, how can someone find love in a world dominated by instant gratification and constant change? February 14 is famously known as Valentine’s…