Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has joined with leaders of other Christian traditions in Ireland in appealing for “prayerful support” from congregations for a service to mark the centenary of partition after it provoked controversy. The ceremony is due to be held in Armagh, October 21, and was due to be attended by Britain’s Queen…
The Legion of Mary founder believed the documents that came from Vatican II were “an endorsement of what the Legion stood for”, Frank Duff’s biographer said. Historian Dr Finola Kennedy told The Irish Catholic that, while he didn’t “get up and speak” at the council, it is possible he had an “indirect influence”. “At the…
Delays in responses from the HSE’s schools Covid-19 helpline have added to stress levels in an “extra-challenging” start to the school year. “The HSE’s response times need to improve, it’s causing unacceptable stress-levels for principals,” warned Seamus Mulconry, General Secretary for the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA). “Though it’s only September, principals have told…
The Department of Foreign Affairs response to the independent TD’s question about violence against Christians “reframes the issue out of all recognition”. Ms Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs September 9 what Ireland is doing to address violence against Christians in Nigeria, “where 3,462 Christians have been hacked to death since January 1,…
Personal Profile For some young people, and their parents, there can be a fear when the time comes for them to leave home and head to college. However, as Gerard Scullion learned during his time at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), being a person of Faith and a student need not be an antagonistic relationship. Mr…
Last week, the Irish bishops’ conference announced that Ireland will have a new translation of the lectionary, the book from which Holy Scripture is proclaimed during the celebration of Mass. Following a public consultation that garnered around 220 responses, the bishops decided to replace the 1966 Jerusalem Bible translation with the 2019 Revised New Jerusalem…
Frank Duff was “a man ahead of his time”, the Archbishop of Dublin said September 3, as he celebrated Mass to mark 100 years since the Legion of Mary was founded. Legion’s first meeting In his homily in the church of St Nicholas of Myra on Francis Street, across the road from Myra house where…
The Government must stop “overlooking” small and family farms, or else risk compromising the survival of rural communities, a priest-farmer said. Fr Joseph McEvoy’s statement comes after Pope Francis called for governments to include small farms as “privileged actors” as we “restart” following the pandemic. Vital The Meath priest and smallholder farmer echoed the Pope’s…
Fr Shay Cullen SSC accused the Philippines’ House of Representatives of delaying a bill that would end the practice of “baby brides”. In the Southeast Asian country, the age of sexual consent is 12 years. The alleged delaying of the Girls not Brides Act of 2019, which would raise the age to 16, speaks of…
The Primate of All-Ireland praised St Kolbe as “martyr of love” at a Mass in Warrenpoint, Co. Down, to mark the 80th anniversary of his martyrdom. In his homily September 5, Archbishop Eamon Martin said the Nazis attempted to take away St Kolbe’s humanity, but “what mattered to Fr Maximilian was not number they tattooed…