Michael Kinsella of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) said Ireland should highlight the “very pressing and urgent issues surrounding Christian persecution” now that they are on the UN Security Council. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has also spoken up about the need to tackle religious persecution “whenever and wherever it happens”. Their comments come…
Fr Paddy Byrne has hailed the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine as “hope” yet has offered criticism of the delays in getting the vaccine to the Irish people. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, the Abbeyleix priest said he believes getting the vaccine to the population “must be more than a 9-5 job”, and said he…
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced a strategic multi-year plan to expand adult critical care capacity from 255 beds to 446 beds. Work on the plan has already begun and will see 321 adult critical care beds in place by the end of 2021, compared to 255 at the start of this…
EXCLUSIVE The country’s most senior Churchman has warned that a united Ireland will never be achieved unless nationalists are willing to listen to those who are fearful of the prospect of reunification. In an exclusive interview with The Irish Catholic ahead of the 2021 anniversary of the partition of the island of Ireland, Archbishop Eamon…
There is “huge relief” after negotiations on the Brexit deal were finalised on Christmas Eve, according to a priest based in a border parish. Fr Oliver O’Reilly PP of of Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan, said he was “absolutely thrilled” as the post-Brexit trade agreement aimed at governing the UK and EU’s relationship was finalised last week.…
We cannot run away from the fact that our shared history is contentious and people see things differently, Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Chai Brady “History,” the poet Maya Angelou wrote “despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” The island of Ireland is no stranger to…
Censoring the prayer activities of the Trinity Catholic Laurentian Society is “not good for the image” of a “progressive, modern and liberal university”, a prominent former politician has said. Former Fianna Fáil politician and Minister of State, Martin Mansergh, writing in The Irish Catholic, advised representatives of public institutions, including students, that a “minimal knowledge”…
Pope Francis has named the Bishop of Ossory Dr Dermot Farrell as the new Archbishop of Dublin. The announcement came in a communique from the Vatican this morning (Tuesday). Dr Farrell (66) will succeed Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as the leader of the country’s largest diocese and is expected to be installed early in the New…
Chai Brady, Ruadhán Jones and Jason Osborne An Irish nun who works with struggling Christians in the Holy Land has said that the community will make the most of Christmas despite the fact that there will be no pilgrims this year. “It will be hopeful and it will be joyful and it’ll be family-based, but…
Despite a hard life in which she lost two husbands and three children, 100-year-old Anna-Mae Treacy carries on enjoying life with faith and trust in God. Sharp as a whistle Anna-Mae turned 100 on December 7 and is still “sharp as a whistle” according to her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren! Speaking to…
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