Letter of the week Dear Editor, As parishes face financial challenges, we must focus on reaching the next generation as Archbishop Martin says [The Irish Catholic – October 24, 2024], particularly at the parish level. The future of the Church depends on young people feeling not only welcome but also actively involved in the…
The 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic, in some ways the country’s founding document, commits to cherishing ‘all the children of the nation equally’. The Thirty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Act 2012 inserted clauses relating to children’s rights and the right and duty of the state to take child protection measures. This amendment was…
Ireland is facing a severe housing crisis, with more people than ever before experiencing homelessness. This has placed tremendous pressure on services across the country. Respond works tirelessly, with their statutory partners to provide affordable homes and essential community services, helping families and individuals in desperate need. How your gift can make a difference: By…
Trócaire has launched this year’s range of sustainable and ethical gifts for Christmas. The ‘Gifts of Change’ range receives incredible support every year from people in Ireland and is a fantastic way to contribute to Trócaire’s work in some of the world’s most fragile countries. Over one million life-changing gifts have been purchased by the…
The archbishop of Paris spoke out last week against the firing of a Catholic school administrator who was accused of violating French laws prohibiting religious expression in educational settings. “We must be able to proclaim the Gospel in Catholic schools,” Archbishop Laurent Ulrich stated in an interview with Radio Notre Dame, OSV News reported. “It must…
The Italian Senate of the Republic last week passed a bill making it possible to prosecute surrogacy sought even outside Italy, with violators potentially facing both prison time and a fine as high as €1 million. Surrogacy has been illegal in Italy since 2004. The prohibition is contained within the country’s Law 40, which regulates medically…
The saying goes that nature abhors a vacuum. Bad money drives out good. These idioms are not to be dismissed in any walk of life. The evidence of this is clear when it comes to the changes being seen in the school curricula on SPHE. We are seeing it in our healthcare systems. We are…
Letter of the week Dear Editor, Unfortunately, none of us escapes death. It waits for us around the corner, and can appear suddenly, very unwelcome. You can’t dodge or jump over it. You are going to die. How does it happen? I have followed several people at the end of life, as part of my…
World Mission Sunday A Day of Celebration and Renewed Support for Missions Worldwide Sr Jo McCarthy I was a missionary in a remote part of the Andes mountains in Peru from 1990 to 1993 during the revolutionary campaign carried out by the Shining Path terrorist group, whose aim was to destroy Peru’s governmental and social…
World Mission Sunday A Day of Celebration and Renewed Support for Missions Worldwide In September this year, Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, journeyed to Kenya for a week, accompanied by the Board Vice-Chair Sr. Josephine McCarthy (Presentation Sisters) as part of a year-long celebration of Misean Cara’s 20th anniversary. They were joined on this special…