Two separate polls show that Americans are relying more on their faith to help persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Centre, in a survey released April 30, showed that nearly one-fourth of all Americans say their faith has grown stronger during the pandemic, while only 2% said it had grown weaker. Catholics, according…
A top Polish historian has questioned claims by German researchers that newly opened Vatican archives contain information damning the role played by Pope Pius XII during World War II. “This team has the advantage of having been to these archives, and we must face the truth calmly if some major new discovery is made,” said…
Continuing restrictions need to be provided for Chai Brady, Róise McGagh and Aron Hegarty Bishop Donal McKeown has said that Church leaders must come up with a plan to show health authorities that social distancing can work in parishes when restrictions start to ease. As authorities on both sides of the border prepare to reconsider…
A Fianna Fáil representative claims older people are “not being treated fairly” when it comes to healthcare treatment and coverage by mainstream media. Mary Butler TD, the party’s spokesperson on the elderly, told The Irish Catholic that those aged over 65 with Covid-19 being admitted to hospital may not be getting the clinical care they…
Britain’s secretary of state for the North exceeded his powers by introducing liberal abortion regulations the region’s chief legal adviser has said. Under the European Convention on Human Rights protection must be given to the rights of those opposed on religious or philosophical grounds, Attorney General John Larkin QC, said, and it is doubtful that this was…
The Christian Brothers has made the Emmaus Retreat House in Swords, Co. Dublin available for the State to use during the coronavirus. “The State can use it in this time when we are dealing with a virus in whatever form they wish,” Bro. Dominic Sassi CFC told The Irish Catholic. Bro. Dominic also said he…
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary in Liberia are attempting to tackle Covid-19 through passing vital information between rural villages. Sr Bridget Lacey, one of the founders of Social Empowerment Through Learning, said: “Our aim of what we’re doing in Covid-19 is to prevent villages from getting the virus. “We are currently working with around…
Ruadhán Jones Dublin based journalist Yvonne Kinsella has revealed how she “clung to prayer” when struck down with the coronavirus. Ms Kinsella spent 13 days in hospital due to Covid-19, and her condition worsened to the point that nurses told her she would be put in an induced coma and taken to ICU. Speaking…
A Co. Laois-based priest who has been an outspoken supporter of asylum seekers has said that the coronavirus pandemic is having a severe effect on those living in direct provision. Fr Paddy Byrne, parish priest of Abbeyleix, told The Irish Catholic that he fears the current crisis is “severely challenging” for “vulnerable” families living in accommodation while…
A ‘pressure cooker’ environment is one of the main issues causing tension in the home that has been identified by Accord phone support lines. Since setting up their line in mid-April they have received calls from people with issues of pressure and stress caused by uncertainty around security of employment, the effect of the pandemic…
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