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…
The dioceses of Clonfert and Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora are at a “threshold moment”, Bishop Michael Duignan said as he was installed as bishop of Galway, May 1. Bishop Duignan, who will serve as bishop to both dioceses following the retirement of Bishop-emeritus Brendan Kelly, said that this is “a historic development” for the Church…
Irish charities receive €2m for Ukraine aid Irish Aid has granted €500,000 each to four Irish charities – Trócaire, Goal, Concern and Plan International – to support their humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis. Announcing the grant, Minister for Overseas Development Aid and the Diaspora Colm Brophy said that the grant enables charities to assist…
Michael Kelly in Rome As the Church in Ireland continues the process of bishops, priests and laypeople working together to chart the future, Pope Francis has pleaded for Irish Catholics not to cling to past ways of doing things. He was speaking in unscripted remarks after receiving a group of Irish people involved in Catholic…
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