Ahead of his historic trip to Ireland, Pope Francis has begged forgiveness of victims of abuse and acknowledged a widespread culture of cover-up in the Church. Writing in an unprecedented ‘letter to the People of God’ released by the Vatican this morning, Pope Francis says that the Church “showed no care for the little ones;…
Despite being written thousands of years ago, it seems that Irish people still have a penchant for names found in the Bible, as over half of the top 10 names given to Irish new-born boys are found in the Scriptures, according to a new survey. Although there are countless names to choose from, research from…
Reports that more than one in five families referred to Gardaí when overnight accommodation is unavailable are Travellers are unsurprising, a priest who works as chaplain to the Traveller community has said. “It does not surprise me,” Mallow’s Fr Tom Naughton told The Irish Catholic, continuing, “it has always been an outstanding issue in my…
Some Northern Irish Catholics are “upset” and “disappointed” that two pro-choice Government ministers from the Republic were given a platform to push for liberalised abortion laws at a prominent Catholic teaching college. According to Tracy Harkin of the Iona Institute it was inappropriate to allow two politicians who have been “actively vocal against Church teaching”…
The papal Mass on August 26, which 500,000 people are expected to attend, will be the biggest event in Europe this year according to organisers. With such a huge influx of people, WMOF2018 has released a new animated video called ‘Leave no trace’ which aims to encourage pilgrims to reduce their environmental footprint during the…
The World Meeting of Families 2018 has announced that a symposium dedicated to the global impact of women’s leadership will be held on Saturday, August 25 as part of its international gathering of families from August 21-26. ‘Voices of Impact: Women Leaders Shaping Global Change’, will be chaired by Irish broadcaster and entrepreneur Norah Casey…
Musical icon Sir Cliff Richard has said that his Faith supported him during his battle with sexual assault allegations which were made in 2013. In a radio interview with Miriam O’Callaghan on RTÉ Radio One last week, the famous singer described how his Faith got him through the trial. “My Faith, my fans, friends, my…
A group of 20 people have joined together to take on a gruelling 220km pilgrimage from Clare to Dublin to welcome Pope Francis to Ireland. Beginning on August 15 after 11am Mass the walkers will set off from Nenagh Parish and eventually aim to arrive at the Phoenix Park, Co. Dublin, on August 26 for…
Irish banks selling to vulture funds will lead to a “greater risk” of people losing their homes, and “do little” to curb the fragility of the current housing crisis, a prominent charity has said. Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, said that the recent move by Ulster Bank to sell more than…
Booking demand for public transport in the North of Ireland is “strong” ahead of the papal visit events later this month, a spokesperson for Translink has said. Translink, which provides train and bus services across the North of Ireland and to Dublin, said that there are numerous transport services available on August 25-26 to bring…
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