Fr Jamie Twohig SAC, at his ordination on Saturday, July 16, in St Joseph’s Church, Little Island, Cork, accompanied by the Pallottine Provincial Fr Derry Murphy SAC, his grandfather Dan Twohig, his mother Clodagh, Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross, and Fr Michael Irwin SAC.
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have spoken out against the increase in extra-judicial killings of drugs suspects and other criminals since the coming to power of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a letter to law enforcers across the nation, the bishops appealed to “reason and humanity” in addressing their concerns at the rising number of…
The Augustinians in Ireland have set up a “lay forum” to advise the order on how to maintain its presence here into the future. Provincial Fr John Hennebry OSA told The Irish Catholic that the forum was established after giving “long consideration” to the lack of vocations to the order and the aging profile of…
The US Catholic Bishops have welcomed the passage of legislation designed to protect the conscience rights of pro-life Americans who are against funding abortions or participating in terminations as medical practitioners. The US House of Representatives passed the Conscience Protection Act on July 13 by 245 to 182 votes. A key component of the Act…
Raising awareness of perinatal care The mother of a child with a life-limiting condition has appealed for more attention to be paid to perinatal care. Tracy Harking from Every Life Counts, an organisation that gives families with babies who died shortly after birth a place to share their stories, has stressed the importance of recognising “abortion alternatives”. “Because of…
Catholic voters in the United States are leaning strongly towards supporting Hillary Clinton in the forthcoming presidential election, according to a new study from the Pew Research Centre on Religion and Public Life. According to the data, Mrs Clinton is the more positive option over Donald Trump by 56-39% among voting Catholics. Pew points out…
The renowned priest and academic Msgr Pádraig Ó Fiannachta has died at the age of 89. Born in 1927, the Co. Kerry priest studied in Killarney’s St Brendan’s College before studying Celtic Studies in Maynooth and doing a master’s degree in UCC on the 17th-Century priest and scholar Geoffrey Keating. Ordained in 1953, he spent…
Holy See’s UN Representative issues call on human rights The Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has stressed to the body that human rights supersede the authority of states and governments. During a debate at the UN headquarters in New York on the issue of human rights, Archbishop Bernardito Auza insisted: “Human dignity is inherent to every human being and to…
The Irish Catholic newspaper, with a weekly readership of over 90,000 people, has established itself as the most respected voice in reporting, comment and analysis of religious affairs in Ireland and the interaction between faith, current affairs and daily life. As part of the continued growth of The Irish Catholic in print and online, the newspaper now…
Faithful Catholics must accept that they are a minority in modern Ireland, but must resist any temptation to seek solace in ghettos, Waterford and Lismore’s Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. Dr Cullinan was speaking in Maynooth at Evangelium, a Catholic apologetics conference for young people aged between 18 and 35. The conference, now in its…
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