Pope Francis’ updated measures for investigating allegations of sexual abuse do not go far enough in terms of transparency, according to an Irish abuse survivor and expert. Over the weekend the Pope updated Vos Estis Lux Mundi (You are the light of the world), which expanded the categories of victims covered by the regulations to…
Sean O Domhnaill With his side in a division two final against Dublin in Croke Park last weekend, a great achievement for Louth at this time, it’s clear Mickey Harte and his management team have given the squad hope and confidence. In a sense, he did much the same to the very large crowd that…
Biodiversity is a buzz word in Ireland today. In response, to the dramatic decline in the population of many species and the accompanying climate change, the spring general meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference put forward the goal to provide 30% of parish grounds by 2030 over to biodiversity. Glenstal Abbey School, Co. Limerick,…
Irish charity Goal reached 14.6 million people with programmes in emergency response, health, nutrition and food security, livelihoods, and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) across the agency’s 14 countries of operation in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Ukraine, according to their impact figures for 2022. The aid agency reached 3.6 million people in…
James and Grace were the most popular first names given to babies in the North, for births registered in 2022. This is one of the findings of the Baby Names 2022 statistics published this week by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. The statistics show Grace has held the top spot as the most…
A charity that combats sexual exploitation has praised the conviction of a man in Kerry who assaulted two Brazilian women involved in prostitution. Following the sentencing of a man for two sexual assaults in Tralee and Killarney, Policy and Communications Officer Danielle McLaughlin of Ruhama described the conviction as “important”. Ms McLaughlin said it provided…
Mass for Easter Sunday will be broadcast live at 10am on RTÉ One television from the Swiss city of Fribourg. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Charles Morerod OP in the Church of St Peter, with commentary and translation by Michael Kelly, Editor of The Irish Catholic. The Mass will begin at x. The…
School communities across the country have given their backing to Catholic education, as a highly-publicised pilot scheme on converting Catholic schools to secular ones is finding little push for change following “rigorous” consultation. Even Taoseach Leo Varadkar has indicated no desire for change in his own constituency. After dozens of Catholic schools and hundreds of…
Ireland’s political leaders must “urgently act” on a new report on climate change which highlights numerous options to reduce harmful emissions in order to help the poorest, Church-charity Trócaire has said. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a major report on Monday which brings the latest evidence on solutions to climate change…
GAA Galway legends Ollie and Joe Canning have opened up about how their Faith helped them through their mother’s death last year. Growing up in a Catholic household, going to Mass every weekend and saying the Rosary, they said the family has a strong Faith. The brothers appeared on the Tommy Tiernan Show over the…
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