Archbishop Eamon Martin has said the 200th anniversary of Catholic Emancipation which will take place in 2029, is an opportunity to re-engage and educate a modern public with the Church’s key role in Irish history. ‘I think Catholic Emancipation provides a very useful backdrop for us to examine the role of the Catholic Church in…
Education is increasingly viewed only in terms of career outcomes, which undervalues the humanities according to Dr Fáinche Ryan, President of the European Society of Catholic Theology, and based in Trinity College Dublin. “Education has become very orientated towards jobs. So, in that we lose our vision of what education might be – and of…
Fr Ted writer and pro-women campaigner Graham Linehan was arrested on Monday by fiver armed police officers as he stepped of a plane at Heathrow for sending three tweets. “In a country where paedophiles escape sentencing, where knife crime is out of control, where women are assaulted and harassed every time they gather to speak,…
Why am I seeking a nomination to run for election as President? This is a question that I have asked myself many times. Those whose support I am asking for have a right to ask it too. After all, I am not a politician. I have never run for public office before. Why should I…
The head of the Irish Dominicans has said the Church in Ireland must focus less on maintaining buildings and more on forming worshipping communities rooted in faith and the sacraments. Fr John Harris OP, Provincial of the Order, told The Irish Catholic that while closures are difficult, the future of Catholic life does not depend on institutions…
The Irish bishops have issued a nationwide appeal to Catholics to return to Sunday Mass, describing the celebration of the Eucharist as “the source and summit of our faith”. In a pastoral message titled Why Sunday Matters, released as part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the bishops emphasised the centrality of Sunday as the…
The Primate of All Ireland has said the Church is a long-standing customer of Allianz but is not represented on the company’s board, after the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) called on the Church to cut its ties with the insurance giant over alleged links to Israel. Responding to a statement last week by the…
According to the recent report, the rate of domestic abuse callouts has jumped 45% in the last four years, with over 65,000 incidents in the last year. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD described the figures as “shocking,” accusing government of “hiding behind” claims that the rise is simply due to increased reporting. Asking, “If the…
Primary schools have been in the headlines for months, and not for happy reasons. Underfunding has reached historic levels, the cost-of-living crisis has deepened the strain, and families—especially those with children who have additional needs—are left fighting bitterly just to secure the most basic support. In some areas, oversubscribed schools leave parents devastated when their…
A renowned theologian has urged Irish Catholics to confront Europe’s wars with deeper theological reflection and hope at a conference held in Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Among the keynote talks at the TCD theology conference last week was the address by Prof. Tomáš Halík of Charles University, Prague, a leading Catholic academic in Central Europe.…
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