At a time when people struggle to feed their children and heat their homes, Westminster seems determined to impose “the undermining of the right to life of unborn children” Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin has said. Criticising Britain’s secretary of state for the North, Chris Heaton-Harris’ demand that officials fast-track the funding of abortion, the…

A report by a group of Irish NGOs that identifies Catholic patronage of schools as a barrier to topics such as abortion and gender identity being discussed in schools has been criticised by the Catholic Education Partnership. The report, which was submitted to the Council of Europe, was published on Friday by the Irish Observatory…

Ireland’s largest diocese is the latest to announce a new partnership model for its 197 parishes to realign “efforts and energies to suit the times”, Archbishop Dermot Farrell said. Parishes will now share resources and co-ordinate Mass schedules with designated partners, having been informed of the arrangements last week following months of consultation. Parish pastoral…

Fr Oliver O’Reilly has revealed that he received a phone call warning him of a threat he faced after he spoke out about the attack on former Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney. Fr O’Reilly condemned the kidnapping and torture of Mr Lunney in September 2019 and criticised those responsible for it in a homily…

Staff Reporter A Catholic basketball coach in the US has said the Holy Family is the only royal family he recognises during a recent press conference that has gone viral on social media. In Boston to attend the 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards, Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate attended the Boston Celtics’ game…

A “generous” donation of land by the Dominican Sisters, Cabra, will be developed by Focus Housing to deliver 95 public homes in the North Dublin community. The development wouldn’t have been possible without the “considerable” size of the order’s donation, over 7,300 meters squared of public space for community use just off Rathoat Road. The…

Staff Reporter A prominent Jesuit priest-artist who completed the iconic mosaics at Rome’s Irish College has had his ministry restricted, reportedly after an investigation by his religious order into allegations of abuse against religious sisters in Slovenia. The Jesuits said in a statement this week that the order has barred 68-year-old Fr Marko Ivan Rupnik,…

There is “delight” after an agricultural project funded by the Irish Jesuits won the 2022 Climate Action Awards, run by Misean Cara. The Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) Rumbek, South Sudan took home the prize in the ‘project-based’ section. Its focus is on the empowerment of women farmers, transferring knowledge to…

St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, Co. Mayo welcomed 71 recipients of the John Paul II Award, Friday December 2. Bishop John Fleming of Killala Diocese was present to see the awards that enable participants to “take an active part in the life of their Church, in the life of their community and society” granted to…

The tranquil setting of Lough Derg, Co. Donegal saw the return of Youth 2000’s recent Ulster regional retreat, with Ulster regional retreat leader Lisa Russell saying everyone was “taken aback by the beauty of the island”. “It was our first Ulster [regional] retreat back in three years and we were blessed to be back on…