Being pro-life calls for an extension beyond the respect just for human life, the Environmental Justice Officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has said in the wake of a worldwide UN report. Released this week, the report revealed one million plants and animals are now threatened with extinction, more than ever before…
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Focus sex ed. classes on respect and consent, parents say
Parents want their children taught about “respect for themselves and each other, consent, sexual orientation, contraception, STIs and the biological aspects of sexual health”, according to a major new survey of attitudes towards school sex education. The survey of several thousand teachers, parents and pupils took place under the auspices of the National Council for…
Notre Dame fire has ‘touched human spirit’
The Holy Week fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has done something to make people realise the importance of God and faith, according to a prominent Paris-based Irish priest. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Fr Aidan Troy, who became famous when shielding Catholic schoolgirls from loyalist mobs during the Holy Cross Ardoyne protests in 2001, said…
Aontú ‘delighted’ with promising election results
New pro-life party Aontú has said it is “delighted” with the Northern Irish local election results, which saw one candidate take up a seat in Derry. Dr Anne McCloskey was elected in the Ballyarnett area of the city, and is the first Aontú representative to be elected in the North. Overall, the recently-formed party polled…
Archbishop calls for team work encouraging priestly vocations
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland will say this Sunday that the Lord has not stopped calling people for the priesthood, but he can be difficult to hear among “so many competing voices”. In his pastoral message on Vocations Sunday Archbishop Eamon Martin is “keen” to encourage the priesthood for Irish youth. The…
Irish Knight aims to transform community
A candidate running in the Irish local elections has said he will represent Catholic voters and those striving to improve their community. Paul Uzo, who is originally from Nigeria and is now running as an Independent candidate in Dublin’s Swords told The Irish Catholic he wants to “work as a bridge between the disaffected youth…
Scorsese and Springsteen speak about Faith’s inspiration
Rock star Bruce Springsteen and filmmaking behemoth Martin Scorsese have discussed the importance of the Catholic Faith in forming their art. In a wide-ranging conversation over the weekend in Los Angeles the two discussed their Catholic upbringings, with Springsteen saying “all my work was informed by my years in Catholic school”. “All that redemption, damnation,…
New pro-life campaign one year on
A poster campaign showing an unborn child at 11 weeks is intended to remind people that regardless of the law, unborn human beings are still human beings. Almost a year after the referendum that repealed Ireland’s constitutional protections for the unborn, the Iona Institute’s ‘Still One of Us’ campaign is based on a similar campaign…
Irish Christians ‘rejoice’ as Asia Bibi arrives in Canada after Pakistan escape
Persecuted Christian Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row until her release last year, has reached Canada and is now reunited with her family. David Turner, Director of Church in Chains in Ireland, described it as “an encouraging day for Christians in Pakistan, for Asia justice has finally been done, but there’s a…
Money drying up for Ireland’s religious as care costs rise
Exclusive Latest figures show some congregations face ‘unsustainable’ future Greg Daly, Chai Brady and Colm Fitzpatrick The financial situation of many religious orders in Ireland is at breaking point, with some admitting that their future is financially unsustainable, an investigation by The Irish Catholic has revealed. Overall, the majority of orders in Ireland are spending vastly more than…