There are many people who want to publicly express the Faith but fear “ridicule” in Ireland, according to the Primate of All-Ireland and the Archbishop of Armagh. Archbishop Eamon Martin was speaking on St Patrick’s Podcast, which operates out of the Saint Patrick Centre in Co. Down. He was asked what he would ban from…
Ireland’s gold medallist rowers Fintan McCarthy, Paul O’Donovan, and bronze medallist Emily Hegarty were welcomed back to Skibbereen “with great pride”, according to Aughadown parish priest, Fr Donal Cahill. Great pride “There’s great pride there for them,” Fr Cahill said of the Olympic champions, continuing, “there was a bit of a homecoming last night for…
After former cabinet minister Katherine Zappone’s controversial appointment as special envoy for freedom of expression was leaked last week, Senator Ronan Mullen has aired concerns about her suitability. Ms Zappone lost her seat in 2020 after having served as the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and is well known for campaigning in favour of…
Bishop of Cork and Ross Fintan Gavin has insisted that more parishes sharing fewer priests will increasingly be the reality in the diocese. As a response to the vocations crisis, he has announced a series of clustering of parishes to share resources and co-ordinate Mass times together. He said the future is going to involve what he…
The former Police Ombudsman for the North has called for a full international inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Omagh bomb in 1998. Writing in her column in The Irish Catholic, Baroness Nuala O’Loan also criticised plans by the British government to offer an amnesty when it comes to Troubles-related deaths. She accused…
The Columban fathers have received praise for their environmental work and attitudes in an upcoming documentary from Afri. The organisation’s impending Food Sovereignty documentary saw Bobby Pagusara of Sustainable Development Philippines commend the Columbans on their work of instilling environmental consciousness in the Philippines. “The Columbans do very good work here in the Philippines. When…
The North’s Housing Executive has had to rehome 256 individuals or families forced to flee their home in the last 12 months because of intimidation. Of those, almost all (230) were threatened by paramilitary organisations. At the weekend police confirmed they are investigating an incident in which a Catholic family were forced to flee from their…
Following contact by a parishioner based in Cavan, Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore diocese confirmed he would meet with pro-life groups to discuss future collaborations. Local Catholic Liam DePaor shared the response he received from the diocesan secretary with The Irish Catholic. It read: “Bishop Martin wishes to acknowledge your email and to say that…
An Irish priest established St Simon’s Church, which recently burned to the ground in Glasgow and has been mourned extensively by locals and around the world. Fr Daniel Gallagher oversaw the construction of the famed church, which began life as St Peter’s Church, in 1852. A fire consumed the building in the early hours of…
A new report claims that most major social media platforms fail to remove more than 80% of anti-Semitic posts from their sites. The Center for Countering Digital Hatred (CCDH) said it collected and reported 714 posts containing anti-Jewish hatred, which had collectively been viewed at least 7.3 million times. The research covered Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,…
Chai Brady