Staff reporter A push to speed up the availability of abortion services in the North of Ireland has been dubbed “undemocratic” by pro-life group Precious Life. This comes after the British government’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis approved new powers allowing him to accelerate the widespread commissioning of abortion services, saying it was…
Renowned Italian Catholic tenor Andrea Bocelli took to social media to celebrate his daughter, Virginia’s, First Holy Communion, writing that Communion means “growing in friendship with Jesus and wishing that others too can enjoy the joy he wants to give us”. Catholic faith Well-known for his Catholic faith, Mr Bocelli took the occasion May 16…
Dublin parish wins European climate change award St Anne’s Parish, Shankill, Dublin, was a joint recipient of the European Christian Environmental Network prize for 2022, recognising and affirming Christian environmental action in local churches across Europe. In awarding the prize the jury noted “the complex approach covering practical steps in energy saving with prayers, liturgy…
The Loyola Institute at Trinity College Dublin marked 10 years since its founding with a ‘Festival of Theology’, May 19-22, which brought Irish and international theologians together to discuss theology and the university. There was a full house in the Synge Theatre, TCD, May 19, as the festival opened, with the speakers focusing on the…
‘We’ve been treated like monsters’ The Religious Sisters of Charity, who agreed to hand over their hospital and the site of the new national maternity hospital, are fearful of the media and feel bewildered that they have been so badly portrayed in the public eye since deciding to transfer ownership of St Vincent’s Hospital in…
The Israeli government has announced people travelling to the Holy Land will no longer have to take a PCR test on arrival from Saturday, May 21. It will also no longer be required to present a negative Covid test result before boarding a flight to Israel and the requirement to isolate for 24 hours after…
Ireland cannot be silent on the “contempt” shown by Chinese authorities following the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun for his support of democracy in Hong Kong, said Senator Gerard Craughwell. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, the independent senator asked “how many tonnes of beef is the human rights abuse in Hong Kong worth to…
A pair of solid, gold coins worth around €5,000 have been found in the spine of a prayer book in a bookshop in Galway. Kennys Bookshop in Galway unearthed treasure when archivist Sarah Gallagher found two gold coins hidden down the side of a prayer book as she catalogued a newly-purchased diocesan library. The coins…
Staff reporter The Attorney General of Northern Ireland has been granted permission to challenge the abortion exclusion zone bill through a judicial review. The bill seeks to make pro-life protest outside abortion providers illegal, but has been delayed from becoming law while a date for a hearing of the judicial review at the UK’s Supreme…
Newly canonised St Titus Brandsma “stood up for the truth” and can be a saint to combat the era of fake news, said the provincial of the Carmelites in Ireland. St Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite priest, professor and journalist who opposed Nazi propaganda in Catholic newspapers. He was arrested for distributing letters forbidding Catholic…
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