Anti-Semitism must be rooted out in Ireland according to a Cork-based priest following the publication of a damning independent report last week. The report, collated by investigative journalist and activist David Collier over many years, included searches of the social media pages of multiple Irish politicians. It found hundreds of instances of the spread of…
Harry Lennix, known for roles in The Matrix Reloaded and Batman v Superman, said his time studying for the priesthood helped him answer “profound questions” in his acting. The American actor studied for five years to be a Dominican priest, and was beginning the process of ordination when he turned to acting. “You have to…
Catholic activists have called on the PSNI and the North’s politicians to act now to eradicate paramilitary-style violence, as gangs continue to exploit disadvantaged communities. As the PSNI reported 40 paramilitary style assaults so far this year, Fr Martin Magill of the Stop Attacks campaign called on politicians to speak out against a “culture of…
“Behold, I am doing a new thing- Isaiah 43:19” was the theme chosen for the opening Mass in Loreto College Swords on September 16. In former years the whole school community walked to the parish church, St Finian’s River Valley, to celebrate the occasion but due to Covid restrictions only sixth and first year students…
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) has called on the Government to commit to benchmarking social welfare rates against the cost of living. Welcoming this week’s budget, the group said that welfare increases still fall further behind the cost of living. Some of the main points of the budget are: – A €5 increase to all…
Access to pornography should be addressed at primary school level according to a High Court judge after sentencing a teenager for the rape of his niece on Monday. It was discovered he had been acting out pornographic scenes he had been watching since he was nine years old. He was given a five-year suspended sentence.…
Ireland’s Budget 2022 was hailed as “a step in the right direction” by some Irish charities, but others criticised it as being a “missed opportunity”.
The bishops of Ireland plan to undertake a pilgrimage to the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock to concelebrate Mass for all those who have died in Ireland throughout the pandemic, and their families. The bishops will also offer prayers of thanksgiving “for all those who so selflessly sacrificed so much” during the pandemic.…
‘I wouldn’t want any other parent to feel the way I did’ A well-known lay missionary who was dramatically hospitalised with Covid-19 has appealed for Catholics to set aside divisions over vaccines and stand with the Pope. Speaking from his hospital bed, Tony Foy, Executive Director of NET Ministries Ireland admitted that looking into his…
Many people who seek to change Church teaching are “upper class and highly educated” and Ireland’s national synod must focus on bringing them back to the Church rather than “watering down” the Gospel, according to an Irish priest in Australia. Australia entered into its ‘Plenary Council’ process on Sunday – a process similar to a…
Chai Brady
Ruadhán Jones