Unskilled workers are more than three times as likely as professional workers to be divorced or separated, a new survey has revealed. The report is a follow-up to a paper issued by The Iona Institute in 2016 which showed that marriage rates also differ hugely by occupational status and social class. It found that unskilled…
Consistency, accountability and concrete commitments to global implementation of safeguarding policies should be priorities for next month’s Vatican assembly of the heads of the world’s bishops’ conferences, child protection campaigner Marie Collins has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Mrs Collins said: “I think they have to come out of the meeting with something concrete,…
Papal comments on the importance of countries working together “resonate strongly” with Ireland’s foreign policy, the Irish ambassador to the Holy See has said. Monday saw Pope Francis address members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Vatican, warning that the re-emergence of populist and nationalist ideologies is threatening the stability of international organisations and…
Catholic methods of examining scripture could help tackle radicalisation in Islam, a leading Jesuit academic has said, after it was revealed an Irish citizen was captured having left Ireland to fight for the so-called Islamic State, Originally from Belarus, Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev (45) was arrested by the Kurd-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) just before the…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s trip to Mali and Ethiopia this week has been welcomed by a missionary organisation, in the hope it will influence Government policies. “It’s great that he’s going to Africa, because it draws attention southwards to see what is going on,” Viatores Christi CEO Shane Halpin told The Irish Catholic. Speculating that the…
A swastika drawn on the outer wall of a Dublin synagogue has been decried by Trinty College’s chaplains, but is being treated as mindless vandalism rather than anti-semitism by the Jewish community in Ireland. Gardaí are investigating the incident which happened just before New Year to the Terenure Synagogue on Rathfarnham Road. The graffiti has since been…
Don’t put a price tag on life, says pro-life group Northern Ireland’s leading pro-life group Precious Life has condemned the Irish Family Planning Association for their announcement that abortions will be provided to women from Northern Ireland at a cost of €450. Director of Precious Life, Bernadette Smyth, said, “This is a prime example of the lucrative abortion industry exploiting women for profit,” adding…
Ireland needs to step up to the plate in raising awareness and fighting against the global persecution of Christians, an Irish human rights organisation has said. Church in Chains, a charity which encourages prayer and action in support of persecuted Christians worldwide, told The Irish Catholic that millions of Christians face persecution yearly and that the Irish…
Bishop Brendan Leahy has criticised the triumphalism of pro-abortion campaigners as laws come into force providing wide access to terminations. In an end of year message, the Bishop of Limerick criticised those who have been celebrating legislation that will lead to the deaths of many Irish unborn children. “A large percentage of those who voted…
Continued failure to restore a devolved government in Northern Ireland “drains hope from our society” Church leaders have said in a New Year message. Archbishop Eamon Martin, along with the heads of Ireland’s Christian churches, said it is the vulnerable that suffer the most as the ongoing stalemate enters its third year. The situation “has…
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