Law firm Arthur Cox has announced it will team up with Catholic charity L’Arche Belfast, which will see employees engaging in volunteering and fundraising initiatives. Brian Burns, L’Arche Belfast opportunities leader, said the charity is “so pleased” and looking forward to the partnership. “We are so pleased that Arthur Cox has chosen us as their…
There has been an increase in the number of women expressing an interest in becoming nuns and joining contemplative orders, according to the director of Vocations Ireland. Despite a downward trend in vocations to religious life in Ireland over the past few decades, Margaret Cartwright told The Irish Catholic recently in Ireland “there is an…
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised the Presentation Sisters for continuing the legacy of Nano Nagle, after Nano Nagle Place won the Council of Europe Museum prize 2022. Mr Martin paid tribute to the whole team behind the Nano Nagle Place facility in Cork, singling out the Presentation Sisters “who continue to fulfil Nano Nagle’s mission…
Staff reporter The Pro-Life Campaign have criticised the inclusion of the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill on the Government’s legislative programme. The bill proposes “to ensure safe access” to premises at which abortions may take place, according to the programme released Tuesday April 26. This would create areas around abortion facilities that…
The Archdiocese of Dublin will be auctioning hundreds of items from its former seminary in order to make space to house Ukrainian refugees. Taking place on May 10, there will be more than 600 lots from Clonliffe College in Drumcondra auctioned. Viewing on site is currently taking place and will continue until Monday, May 9.…
A Catholic couple stand by their decision to travel over 70km to attend Mass during lockdown, saying they would rather go to jail than pay a €300 fine. Jim Ryan (64) and his wife Ann (59) were summoned to court earlier this month for exceeding the 5km limit on Palm Sunday last year. The couple…
The Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland’s NI election appeal, ‘Make Your Voices Heard’ was refused publication by the Belfast Telegraph, having initially agreed to publish it. The Belfast Telegraph took issue with passages in the appeal pertaining to pro-life values and unborn life. Taking to Twitter, Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said he was “disturbed…
The Knights of Columbanus’ mission is “more important than ever” as human rights issues continue to dominate in the North, a spokesperson said. The Knights were set up in a time when “human rights issues were big in Northern Ireland, and we’re facing a different set of problems today”, said their communications officer Colm O’Farrell,…
Staff reporter “Thank you from my heart for this beautiful book,” was the message from Pope Francis to Editor of The Irish Catholic Michael Kelly during a recent audience at the Vatican. Mr Kelly was presenting the Pontiff with a copy of his new book An Irish Pilgrimage Guide to the Holy Land. The fruit…
Young Catholics from all over the country attended a youth conference that taught them to “trust God with Mary”. The day-long conference, organised by the Legion of Mary and held in St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University, Drumcondra, offered talks, adoration and conversation to Catholics from Belfast, Donegal, Dublin, Cork and more. Speaking after the…
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