The Vatican’s official news agency has vowed to do better after an observant Irish reader spotted they refer to ‘UK bishops’ when they mean just prelates from England and Wales. Vatican News, a news information portal provided by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, was taken to task by a concerned reader of The Irish Catholic…
A priest-turned-detective in East Cork tracked down an alleged collection box thief who is now in Garda custody. The priest became aware of the thief when he found cheques for annual church donations from another parish in his collection box Sunday January 24, according to The Sun. The cleric investigated using CCTV footage from cameras…
Simon Coveney has said that the Government will be bringing the findings of the mother and baby homes report to the attention of the Holy See. Responding to an enquiry submitted by Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns, which saw Ms Cairns asking for the minister’s views on whether the final report of the Mother and Baby…
A challenge by businessman Declan Ganley over Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions on religious services has been adjourned at the High Court to early next month
More than 2,700 healthcare professionals have signed an open letter stating that they are “gravely concerned” about the attempt to introduce assisted suicide in Ireland
The incoming Archbishop of Dublin has warned that the current push to legalise euthanasia sends a message that some lives are less valuable than others. Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell also said that what he described as a “vulnerable class” of people are going to suffer if the bill were to come into law. He called on…
The new Archbishop of Dublin has appealed to Catholics to put their shoulders to the wheel and join him in the work of revitalising the Church in the capital. In an extensive interview with The Irish Catholic ahead of his installation next week, Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell has also urged Catholics to bring their ideas to…
Veteran exorcist Fr Pat Collins has warned that the ‘Evil One’ may be exploiting a lack of faith to bring about a surge of fear and anxiety during the pandemic. This comes on the back of recent research which shows that Irish people are amongst the most afraid of contracting Covid-19 in Europe, alongside respondents…
Groups working to end homelessness have warned of a large increase of new people at risk of losing their homes when measures to protect tenancies during the pandemic are lifted. The Government has implemented an eviction ban and rent freeze during level 5 restrictions, which are due to be in place until at least March…
The governor of Castlerea Prison has moved to reassure people that using the back of the prison’s chapel as a staff area is a “temporary” measure in order to accommodate social distancing due to the pandemic. After concerns were raised anonymously to this paper a spokesperson for the prison said there had been some couches…
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