Personal encounter is needed to win people to Christ, as the “virtualisation of evangelisation” risks weakened outreach, the Vatican’s head of evangelisation told a Maynooth gathering. To evangelise, the Church must offer spaces for “interpersonal encounter”, Archbishop Rino Fisichella said at the launch of the Year for Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood on Tuesday, April…
Pro-life politicians have criticised a review into the State’s abortion law that contains recommendations to implement drastic changes, such as the removal of the three-day waiting period and decriminalisation of doctors acting outside of the abortion law. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, independent Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan said that the recommendations are “very worrying…
After Anglican clergy celebrated the Eucharist in Rome’s Basilica of St John Lateran, an Irish ecumenist said it was “not ideal, but not a disaster”. His comments come after Anglican Bishop Jonathan Baker of Fulham, a suffragan bishop with responsibility for Anglo-Catholic parishes in the dioceses of London and Southwark that have requested not to…
A Pauline priest has recommended the Faithful watch a new film based on a famous exorcist which was partially filmed in Ireland. However, he adds they should take the “horror aspect” with a grain of salt. Russel Crowe stars in The Pope’s Exorcist which was released in Ireland on Good Friday and is based on…
Parental choice must be respected and schools in the North should not be “scapegoated” as a cause of division, the leader of Aontú has said in a debate on integrated education. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster this week, Peadar Tóibín TD said integrated education “is a wonderful component of the education system” but defended the…
The Capuchin Day Centre appointed a CEO for the first time in its history on April 21, after Bro. Kevin Crowley retired last year. The new CEO, Mr Brian Friel, has extensive experience in the homelessness sector, having worked on the senior management team of the Peter McVerry Trust and also volunteered at the day…
The Irish Government is on “a sectarian path” by not including non-Catholic schools in their abuse scoping inquiry, the head of Journalism in Griffith College has said. Dr Niall Meehan welcomed the fact several TDs have raised the issue of non-Catholic schools being left out of the inquiry, most recently by Labour TD Aodhán Ó…
Speaking in an interview with the US Students for Life organisation, childhood star Alexa PenaVega described how she helped to save a baby from abortion. Best known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the popular Spy Kids film series, Ms PenaVega revealed that a “well-known” man on Instagram reached out to her for help…
Pro-life advocates across Ireland will gather in Dublin this bank holiday Monday to “push back” against extreme abortion measures and call for “positive supports for women in unplanned pregnancy”. The Pro Life Campaign’s ‘March For Life’ takes place on May 1 at 2pm, marching from St Stephen’s Green south (outside Newman University Church) to Leinster…
Bishop Brendan Leahy has met with Vatican officials to discuss Mary Immaculate College’s (MIC) “closer structural alignment” with University of Limerick. Bishop Leahy, chairperson of MIC’s trustees, met with Archbishop Angelo Zani, outgoing Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education, and Msgr Victor Boyle in Rome to update them on developments at MIC last year, minutes…
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