Humanitarian action must move beyond simply saving lives in war and disaster and begin protecting the ecological conditions that sustain them, according to Dr Hugo Slim ahead of this year’s Annual Trócaire Lent Lecture. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Dr Slim, Director of the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, said…
The Ukrainian Catholic community in Dublin gathered on February 21 for an evening of remembrance and prayer, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Clergy, diplomats, veterans and representatives of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland were among those present, alongside members of the wider community. The evening began with a procession, followed by…
The human rights advocacy group The Countess has released new guides to bring “much-needed clarity” to schools regarding sex-based rights, gender identity, legislation and safeguarding.” The guides, titled ‘Gender and Law: A Guide for School Principals & Boards Of Management’ and ‘Gender and Law: A Safeguarding Guide for Community & Youth Groups’, lay out a…
The Archdiocese of Dublin is hosting a weekly event for young people to gather and reflect during the Lenten season. ‘5 Thursdays in Lent’ will take place each Thursday from February 26 to March 26, and will focus on the Sunday Gospels of Lent as well as the new Synod resource ‘Baptised and Sent in…
The Northern Irish Department of Education has launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ on the ‘Review of the Religious Education (RE) Core Syllabus for Northern Ireland’. An online survey will be used to gather views from the public to inform the work of a group of experts, teachers and school leaders, which has been set up…
Ireland’s future education system should resist ideological capture and short-term fashion, the National Conversation on Education led by the Dept. of Education has been told in a submission from the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) the umbrella body representing all Catholic education organisations north and south. “Ethos matters” says the CEP submission, “as education is never…
Bishop Kevin Doran and Bishop Michael Duignan, who also unite dioceses in persona episcopi welcomed the appointment of the new Bishop of Killala. With the appointment of Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam as the new Bishop of Killala, the West of Ireland now has officially three faith communities led by the three bishops. In a…
Church leaders and parishioners in the Holy Land have appealed for Irish Catholics to come and follow in the footsteps of Jesus both to deepen faith and support the hard-pressed local Christian community. Many Christian families, who rely on working with pilgrims, have lost their incomes since the beginning of the war triggered by the…
This Lent, Irish Catholics are invited to join in a new set of weekly prayer and reflection resources, Baptised and Sent in Lent, inspired by the preparatory document for Ireland’s National Pre-Synodal Assembly titled Baptised and Sent. “Each week in Lent, Baptised and Sent explores themes such as belonging, healing, renewal and mission – drawing…
A prominent Irish Jesuit has publicly urged bishops, including those in Ireland, to ask Rome to place the question of women’s priestly ordination on the agenda of the study groups accompanying the Synod. “I repeat my proposal,” Fr Gerry O’Hanlon SJ writes in February edition of The Furrow, “that bishops, including Irish bishops, who have qualms…
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