The Catholic school’s trust Le Chéile have expressed delight as they press forward with plans to open a new secondary school in Ballincollig, Co. Cork. The trust won the majority of 800 votes – the largest turnout for any school patronage vote last year – to establish a school with a capacity of 1,000 students…
A move to allow paid leave to mothers and the fathers following a miscarriage or stillbirth is “one that I’d welcome here,” according to Niamh Uí Bhriain of the Life Institute. This comes on the back of New Zealand’s introduction of just that following a vote in parliament in what is one of the first…
Churches opened their doors to the Faithful for a “wonderful” return to Mass in Northern Ireland on Friday March 26. Fr Tim Bartlett, administrator of St Mary’s Church, Belfast, said that it was a privilege to hold public Mass for the first time since January. “You could see the smiles on everybody as they were…
There is “strong hope” that families of the victims of the Ballymurphy massacre in west Belfast will see their loved ones vindicated as they await the coroner’s findings, according to the parish priest. Fr Paddy McCafferty PP of Corpus Christi, Ballymurphy said there has been 50 years of “anguish” in the lead up to fresh…
All staff and teachers working in special schools or in special classes attached to mainstream schools must be prioritised for vaccination, say the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA). “It is vital that all staff [in special schools and special classes] are vaccinated to reduce the demand for substitutes, or we will assuredly face the…
The way the Church ministers was “already fraying at the edges” before the pandemic, said Bishop Denis Nulty
EXCLUSIVE The Government has now insisted that it is an offence punishable by the law for a priest to celebrate public Mass, despite months of assurances that there is no penalty attached. This stance appears to be at odds with a statement to the Dáil by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in October dismissing concerns around…
Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has insisted that he believes gay couples who ask God for a blessing “will not be denied.” He was speaking after the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a statement – approved by Pope Francis – reiterating the Church’s ban on priests blessing same-sex unions. The decree said…
The Church in Dublin has decided to hand over management of a Catholic Irish language school to another patron body after ensuring that religious education will continue under the new multi-denominational ethos. Archbishop Dermot Farrell hailed the transfer of patronage of Scoil Chaitlín Maude from the Archdiocese of Dublin to An Foras Pátrúnachta as “a…
Pleas from TDs for a return to public worship for Holy Week were shot down in the Dáil last night (Thursday) as the Government insisted that it would not entertain discussion on the issue until Easter Monday, April 5 at the earliest. Rural Independent deputies Mattie McGrath, Carol Nolan, Michael Collins and Richard O’Donoghue made…
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