Staff at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) are “deeply frustrated” after President Eugene Wall announced the suspension of a historic dialogue meant to safeguard the college’s future. Prof. Wall’s announcement came after he and University of Limerick (UL) President Kerstin Mey failed to find “a meeting of minds” with Department of Higher Education officials on January…
A social media post from the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) linking St Brigid to a push for liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws has been criticised by a spokesperson for the Pro-Life Campaign as “deeply offensive to Christians”. Eilís Mulroy of the PLC also called for the defunding of the NWCI and said that…
A recent survey commissioned by CyberSafeKids to coincide with Safer Internet Day, has shockingly revealed that a quarter of six year olds have a smartphone. The 23-page report published by CyberSafeKids on Tuesday, which focusses on topics such as cyberbullying, combatting online grooming, sexting and pornography and gaming, endeavours to offer greater clarity into the…
The restored NI Executive must focus on “human flourishing” in schools, the Bishop of Derry has said, warning that separating the teaching of mental and sexual health is not focused on children’s welfare. Bishop Donal McKeown said that so far the biggest problem for the education sector in the North has been “the lack of…
Ireland is “greatly indebted” to the work of Fr Sean Healy and Sr Brigid Reynolds, founders of Social Justice Ireland, President Michael D. Higgins has said. Speaking on the retirement of the social justice pioneers, the President of Ireland said they leave behind “a rich legacy”. “There can be no doubt that the advocacy work…
Fr Martin Magill, a priest based in Belfast and member of the 4 Corners Festival, a festival striving to bring all members of the North’s communities together, has said that faith communities of all hues and creeds have so much to offer politics in Northern Ireland but the engagement hasn’t been forthcoming and the opportunities…
Two Cambridge-led studies have found that both the distress caused by the pandemic in the UK and the experience of infection with Covid-19 in the US were reduced among people of faith. According to a new study released by Cambridge University, religious people seem to have experienced lower levels of stress and unhappiness during the…
Speaking in the build up to Temperence Sunday on Sunday 11, Spiritual Director of the Pioneers Fr Robert McCabe, said that the role of Faith in a person’s recovery from addiction is vital and offers consolation and guidance to those who are seeking long-term sobriety after treatment. “Faith is one of the twelve steps,” he…
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of the Diocese of Raphoe, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. The announcement was made by current Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor Bishop Donal McKeown during Mass this morning at St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast. Bishop McGuckian will succeed Bishop Noel…
Speaking this week of the many conflicts in the world Pope Francis has called for all parties to “immediately stop the bombs and missiles and end hostile attitudes. Everywhere.” The Pope called for a “global ceasefire,” because “we are on the brink of the abyss.” Since the war between Israel and Hamas began there have…
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