The Catholic Schools Trustees’ Council (CSTS) has described as “concerning” any suggestion that parents might not get a say in the ethos of the education their children receive. This comes in response to Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State Brandon Lewis’ affirmation that UN-approved RSE might be imposed on schools in the North. The News Letter…
Staff reporter This year’s MSC Novena to the Sacred Heart is set to celebrate the theme of ‘Jesus – The Compassion and Mercy of God’ and will be led by main celebrant Fr Paul-Clayton Lea. “We are still emerging from the effects of the pandemic, which changed the world and scarred many lives. We are…
Sacramental marriage for gay and lesbian Catholics and the ordination of women priests are key demands of an LGBT focus group set by Bishop Kevin Doran as part of the synodal process. A Church-wide apology to LGBT people and their families from the Pope as well as priests and bishops and an end to the…
Housing and homelessness charity the Peter McVerry Trust has won a gold medal with its first show garden at gardening festival Bloom. ‘Pathways to Home’, designed to represent the journey from homelessness and sleeping rough to living in a safe and secure home secured first place. The garden was designed by Seán O’Malley and Oisin…
Staff reporter Trócaire has been written to by the Charities Regulator to “remind” it that any future political activity must “directly advance and support [its] stated charitable purposes”. The Sunday Times reported that the letter to the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church was the result of two formal complaints related to recent campaigns…
A rare item of Catholic devotion from the early 17th Century has been acquired by National Museums Scotland. The embroidered Crucifixion is a “unique surviving example of textiles associated with Catholic devotion” according to a statement from National Museums Scotland. “Few such objects survive in Britain as most were destroyed due to fears of idolatrous…
Staff reporter A new book aimed at helping Catholics engage with the ongoing synod process has been launched in Limerick. Bishop of Achonry Paul Dempsey urged all people who care about the future of the Church to be part of the process and use the book as a tool in the wider discernment process that…
Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has encouraged Irish Catholics to consider making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The archbishop pleaded with Irish groups to also engage with the local people in the Holy Land, particularly the small Christian community. Dr Martin was speaking at the launch of An Irish Pilgrimage Guide to the…
Young adults from all over the Diocese of Cork and Ross gathered in the Student Centre, UCC, on Sunday May 22 to discuss the challenge of living their faith today. The event called ‘CONNECT’ brought together over a hundred representatives from parishes and youth groups within the diocese to share, reflect, celebrate and pray together.…
Pilgrimage to Matt Talbot shrine organised A pilgrimage to the shrine of Venerable Matt Talbot to pray for freedom from addiction will take place June 12 from 2-4:30pm. The pilgrimage, which will finish in the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sean McDermott St, Dublin, is to pray for freedom from addictions including alcohol,…
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