Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has been successfully re-elected to the Seanad, topping the poll in the National University of Ireland panel. Mr Mullen – a fearless defender of the unborn in the Oireachtas – was deemed to be elected on the first count having secured the largest number of first preference votes. He won 9,642…
With self-isolation becoming more widespread due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis thanked journalists and members of the media who inform people and help them cope with loneliness. “Today, I would like us to pray for all those who work in the media, who work to communicate so that people don’t find themselves so isolated,…
Homeless charity Depaul has said that while there has been a slight drop in the number of people experiencing homelessness, the figures remain troubling. The latest statistics were released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government last night (Tuesday). The Homeless Report shows that the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Republic…
The northern bishops say they are “saddened and dismayed” by what they describe as “extreme” new regulations from the British government legalising widespread access to abortion for the first time in the region. “Their implementation will facilitate one of the most liberal abortion regimes anywhere in the world,” the prelates said in a statement March…
Our true strength is the capacity to “value every person” and “carry the weak” in facing the coronavirus, according to the Bishop of Ossory in a pastoral letter issued this weekend. Bishop Dermot Farrell urged solidarity and appealed for people to support frontline workers. He said: “We are learning about the fragility of our lives.…
Pope Francis has appealed for a global ceasefire on Sunday as countries work to defend their populations from the coronavirus pandemic. “The current emergency of Covid-19 … knows no borders,” Pope Francis said on March 29 in his Angelus broadcast. The Pope urged nations in conflict to respond to an appeal made by the United…
Catholic dioceses and religious orders across Europe are offering to turn Church facilities into spaces needed for health care or housing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Church leaders throughout Europe have been struggling to maintain Catholic religious devotions during enforced national lockdowns against the coronavirus. They have also sought ways, in addition to regular aid from…
Many priests will be amongst those ordered to be ‘cocooned’ in the latest regulations to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that some Irish priests and deacons have tested positive for Covid-19. In an email to parishes on Friday, Dr Martin said “we are all reminded to keep in our…
Pope Francis has paid tribute to the ordinary – often forgotten – people who are in the forefront of confronting the coronavirus pandemic. In a poignant ceremony of Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament in an empty St Peter’s Square broadcast all around the world this evening, the Pontiff also said that the current crisis can…
Minister for Health Simon Harris has told the Dáil that he will revise the existing ‘Model of Care’ which regulates and describes the conditions under which a medical practitioner may certify an abortion. Mr Harris made his remarks while rejecting amendments from opposition TDs to the Covid-19 related Emergency Measures Bill, which were along the…
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