Devotees of the traditional Latin Mass may have been feeling unloved of late after Pope Francis restricted the pre-Vatican II liturgy. However, apparent support came from a perhaps unlikely source at the weekend when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar attended the Mass in Dublin. The Fine Gael leader made a discreet entrance at St Kevin’s Church in…
Parishioners in south Dublin have paid tribute to a local man who was killed after he returned to his native Ukraine to try to protect his family from the brutal Russian invasion. Friends said Oleksandr Zavhorodniy – known to many as Alex – gave away everything that he owned before leaving Dublin. Mr Zavhorodniy, who…
Chai Brady and Brandon Scott Rural priests and politicians have expressed concern after the Environment Minister Eamon Ryan announced the aim to ban the sale and distribution of turf – making it illegal by September 2022. Fr Joe Tynan PP of Kilteely and Dromkeen in Limerick said that there must be an alternative fuel or…
The SDLP and Sinn Féin are being challenged at doorsteps by “outraged” voters due to their position on abortion as the election in the North of Ireland approaches. Pro-life group Precious Life say part of this is down to their campaigning to inform people about how abortion was “imposed” on the North following a decision…
Arsenal and England football star Bukayo Saka has spoken up about his gratitude to God and the importance of his faith in a recent interview with GQ magazine. Bearing the moniker ‘God’s Child’ on his Instagram, Mr Saka isn’t shy about his faith, and he said it’s because his Pentecostal Christian faith is “very important”…
Dáil committee told commercial surrogacy led to ‘exploitation’ The Department of Justice has warned that commercial surrogacy in other countries has resulted in “exploitation”, and that children are being given to parents with whom they have no genetic link. An Oireachtas committee on international surrogacy was told that “bad actors” have exploited surrogate mothers, children…
Staff reporter Vatican officials are reportedly discussing extending Pope Francis’ trip to Lebanon in June so he can fly to Jerusalem to meet Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their first meeting in 2016 was the first between a Pope and a leader of the Russian Church since the Great Schism…
Aontú is committed to being a “voice for the voiceless” including Catholic and Irish language schools, East Derry candidate Gemma Brolly said. Ms Brolly called the emphasis on integrated education “a distraction” from the education crisis. “I feel that people don’t realise the emergency that our education system is in,” Ms Brolly, who is also…
Parental divorce has a larger impact on youth educational attainment than parental death according to a new study published by Demographic research. The study, based on data from 17 countries across Europe, shows that the negative effect of parental divorce on educational attainment seems to be stronger for children of higher-educated parents. The study suggests…
Fr Martin Magill said the issue of paramilitary style attacks such as beatings, shootings and assaults are an urgent human need that parties must commit to dealing with. Speaking ahead of the North’s election, Fr Magill warned that if the attacks continue and “if people do not see real improvement, it is inevitable that they…
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