The legalisation of euthanasia puts pressure on the elderly and people with disabilities to “simply dispose of themselves”, political party Aontú has insisted in their manifesto released this week. Aontú launched the party’s local election 2023 manifesto on Tuesday in Belfast. It also highlights the political crises facing the North and the need to push…

Almost half of Irish adults interact with charities through attending a religious service, a new study from the Irish Charities Regulator shows. At 47% of Irish adults, attending a religious service is second only to buying from a charity store (54%) for involvement with charitable organisations, research from Amárach released Tuesday shows. People over 55…

Well-known American actor Chris Pratt has said the example of Christ’s suffering has helped him deal with criticism about his Christian faith. At a screening for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Mr Pratt said that criticism of Christian beliefs is “nothing knew”. “That’s the way it is, nothing new, 2,000 years ago they hated…

Parents of children diagnosed with terminal conditions feel like the first thing that’s being offered to them is abortion, according to a spokesperson for Every Life Counts. Vicky Wall, speaking on behalf of the support network for families whose child is diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, confirmed that this can deprive parents of the opportunity…

The Department of Education in the North will invest £70 million in building a shared education campus in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. The “state of the art” education facilities will be shared by Ballycastle High School and Cross and Passion College – a controlled or Protestant ethos school and a Catholic school. The scheme marks a…

Secrecy around major changes in the Vatican’s safeguarding body counterproductive, Marie Collins tells Ruadhán Jones Claims that the Vatican’s chief safeguarding body is experiencing “growing pains” as it develops a new methodology have been knocked down by a former member and survivor of clerical abuse. No one knows what the Commission for the Protection of…

The actions of Ireland’s 1916 revolutionaries were rooted in a “higher cause”, Bishop Niall Coll said during Mass for the Annual State Commemorative Ceremonies for the 1916 Easter Rising. Their cause required “the selfless sacrifice of their own lives in the cause of Irish freedom”, the bishop of Ossory said in Arbour Hill, Dublin, on…

Mary is the model for walking with Jesus, Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell told the more than 2,000 people from his diocese who made the pilgrimage to Knock on April 29. Over 2,000 people from across the diocese attended the pilgrimage and travelled to the shrine on various forms of transport including 26 buses. Before…

Tánaiste welcomes international Catholic award winner Tánaiste Mícheál Martin welcomed the winner of the 2022 Spirit of Francis Award from Catholic Extension, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, to thank her for her commitment to peace in Ireland. The Irish-American philanthropist, together with her late husband Lew, has been involved in philanthropic initiatives for over two decades, focusing…