Ruadhán Jones speaks to director Marco Pontecorvo on bringing the Virgin’s apparition to the big screen W hen you are adapting an event that is the subject of great devotion, it’s a hard balance to strike between giving people what they expect and making a film that tells you something new. The temptation can be…
Personal Profile Included in the Queen’s recent birthday honours list, much to her surprise, was Ms Maureen Devine MBE of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust. Though she doesn’t consider herself a Holy Joe, her almost 25 years volunteering in a number of capacities for the trust were devoted to the works of mercy characteristic of the…
The Pro-life Campaign (PLC) and Every Life Counts spoke out after liability was admitted by all parties involved in the “dreadful case” of a baby aborted after he was wrongly diagnosed with a life-limiting foetal abnormality
Those who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ are humble and trust in God, they do not heap conditions upon others or promote themselves as the only “keepers of the truth”, Pope Francis said
Priests speak out for fishing communities A number of rural priests have described a sense of betrayal in fishing communities, as well as increasing frustration with the apparent indifference shown by Government to their plight. Speaking to The Irish Catholic Fr John Joe Duffy of Dunfanaghy /Creeslough parish Co. Donegal said the communities feel “betrayed…
The English monarch’s annual birthday honours list released June 11 contained happy surprises for Catholic actors and charity volunteers. Included in the honours list was Derry-born actress and producer Roma Downey OBE, head of the Northern Region of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust Mary (Maureen) Devine and Stephen John McCoy, who has raised funds for the…
As thousands gathered June 15 to protest for a 100% redress scheme for houses affected by mica and pyrite, a priest in Co. Mayo warned that many more may be affected. Fr Martin Convey of Strade parish Co. Mayo said people and families facing issues with apparent defects in buildings caused by mica and pyrite…
Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor, who is vice-president of an EU bishops’ body, has defended the “fundamental right” to conscientious objection against abortion, as a draft EU resolution “questions the mere existence” of this right. The European Parliament Plenary (EPP) is to vote on a resolution to adopt a report on abortion that…
Efforts to undermine the Mother and Baby Homes report does a disservice to survivors, writes Ruadhán Jones When one of the authors of the recent Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes – historian Prof. Mary Daly –was reported as saying that the commission had discounted hundreds of statements made…
This year has proved a hard one for an already struggling fishing sector, writes Ruadhán Jones You might have heard the names – Castletownbere, Killybegs, Kilmore – or read them on packets of fish without thinking much of it. They produce nice seafood to eat, stocking the shelves of supermarkets around the country. You probably…