Women affected by rape are due to share their stories at public meetings next week, to explain why they believe abortion is not the answer when a child is conceived in rape. Unbroken Ireland, an initiative which gives a voice to those impacted by pregnancy after rape, is hosting the events in Dublin and Cork.…
Ireland has enough Catholic schools and doesn’t need more, the head of Ireland’s largest teaching union has said. Mr John Boyle, president of the INTO, later said he was referring only to Catholic primary schools. Mr Boyle also said that despite what the Archbishop of Dublin has said about divestment he doesn’t believe a large…
A Loreto sister originally from Co. Antrim has received the highest honour granted by the Peruvian state in recognition of her contribution to education. Sr Patricia McLaughlin, who has been ministering in Peru since 2000, has been presented with the 2017 Palmas Magisteriales Award on behalf of the Fe y Alegria School where she is…
A Dublin parish was thrilled to celebrate their annual ‘Mass on the Grass’ event, which organisers say is a great way for everyone to get involved in the community. About 100 people enjoyed the live music and high spirits at North Wall parish’s annual event, with a Mass led by Fr Robert Colclough. There were…
Grandparents have a responsibility to “step in and say something” to help their children and grandchildren, and bring family together. Archbishop Eamon Martin, the Primate of Ireland, said in a Mass celebrating the 2017 Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Knock that it can be difficult to make connections, especially “in a generation which can be so individualistic”.…
Belfast’s oldest church reopens The oldest Catholic Church in Belfast has reopened for Mass after being closed for almost two months. Masses were celebrated at St Mary’s at the weekend for the first time since mid-July, with Mass having been celebrated at the Living Youth building, beside the church in Chapel Lane. St Mary’s, where…
Cold water has been poured on the idea that Catholics might have to endure another English translation of the Mass, just six years after the last change, following an amendment to Canon Law by Pope Francis. The new law, Magnum principium, was issued on Saturday and is seen as an example of the Pope following…
The Pro-Life Campaign (PLC) has criticised Leo Varadkar’s comments in which he said the unborn should not have the same rights as the mother. However the PLC welcomed that he does not agree the unborn should have no rights whatsoever. In an article published in the New York Times the Taoiseach is quoted as saying: “And there…
Bishop Kevin Doran has condemned the “inhumane” living conditions of asylum seekers in the direct provision system, comparing them to prisoners out on day release. Bishop Doran, who is a member of the Council for Justice and Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said the processing of asylum applications “remains unacceptably slow”, and the…
A Canadian gold mining firm has turned down a request by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) to access land in Co. Tyrone where locals say a Mass rock is located. The AOH says up to 12 bands and several hundred people are expected to attend a parade in Greencastle on Sunday to mark the…
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