A former moderator of the Presbyterian Church says political parties are “within touching distance” of an agreement. Rev Ken Newell told The Irish Catholic that there is a “very strong desire” among Unionists on the ground to get up and running. “If you believe in Unionism and you have no institutions locally to demonstrate that,…
Dreams are crucially important as indicators of what’s being left out of our lives, or not being given due attention, and must be carefully decoded, Benedictine Mark Patrick Hederman, former Abbot of Glenstal Abbey, has said. It is essential for people to “get in touch with their subconscious”, Dom Hederman said in an RTÉ interview…
“I’m Christian,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reminded a terminally-ill fan ahead of the Merseyside team’s Champions League victory against Tottenham Hotspur. The German coach sent a video message to Dave Evans, a Coventry-based Liverpool fan with terminal cancer, in response to former Reds striker Stan Collymore’s call for Liverpool stars to “let him know he’ll…
On the third day of his visit to the island of Ireland, Prince Charles visited Armagh cathedral meeting the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin and Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh Richard Clarke. First on the prince’s itinerary on May 22 was a visit to St Patrick’s Grammar School, before arriving at Armagh Cathedral…
Birth certificates can now feature the names of two women but no father, The Irish Catholic can confirm. Under a new law, one of the women would be the mother of the child, while the other would be deemed the second legal parent. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection said that “in a…
Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop Richard Clarke have appealed to Christians to “pray for five people” in the days around Ascension Sunday and Pentecost Sunday as part of the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ global prayer movement. “This means praying intentionally for five people, but not necessarily those we instinctively pray for on a regular basis,” they…
Staff reporter Faith is the most important part of hockey star Elena Tice’s life, the Irish international and UCD student has said. The 21-year-old, who has won almost 100 caps for Ireland and who last year helped Ireland towards a silver medal in the hockey world cup, has said her Christian faith matters far…
A priest has said his parishioners will be “delighted” when the US president arrives in Ireland next month. The comments come after the White House confirmed Donald Trump is to visit Ireland on June 5, and is expected to stay at his golf resort in Clare during his stay. Fr Joe Haugh of Doonbeg parish…
Parishioners “must be heard” in any future Church-State talks particularly regarding the future of Catholic schools, two leading Irish theologians have said. The call comes after the Irish bishops confirmed they will be discussing the Taoiseach’s proposed “new covenant” between faith groups and secular society planned for July 4. Despite a commitment to divestment from…
Religious and non-religious people share more than common stereotypes might suggest, according to a major study presented at the Vatican this week. “Our data directly counter common stereotypes about unbelievers,” Dr Jon Lanham of Queen’s University Belfast said of the Understanding Unbelief programme, which mapped the diversity of unbelief across Brazil, China, Denmark, Japan, the…
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