Rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed during a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. Pope Francis sent condolences following the quake that hit as the island prepared to celebrate Chinese New Year. Photo: Paul Yang
An Bord Pleanála have rejected a Dublin hostels’ application to replace well-known The Irish Catholic sign on the facade of the building with the word “Paddywagon”. A conservation officer said the sign was “integral to the artistic, social and cultural significance of the building” on Dublin’s Lower Gardiner Street. The Paddywagon hostel operator and tour…
Gay cake appeal case adjourned The appeal by the Christian owners of a Belfast bakery who were found to have discriminated against a gay customer was adjourned last week to facilitate an intervention by Northern Ireland’s Attorney General. John Larkin QC made a last-minute request to make representation in the case about any potential conflict between the North’s equality legislation…
A veteran newspaper publisher has warned that the Irish media risks losing a sense of the important voice of faith in public debate. Matt Dempsey, the former chairman of the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), questioned whether people have “become so mesmerised by the scandals that they overlook the selfless sacrifices of thousands as they…
A large number of couples are continuing to present for marriage counselling because of financial problems despite the country entering economic recovery. According to the latest figures released by ACCORD, the Church’s marriage care service, the number of couples citing financial problems as a reason for attending counselling doubled from 2007 to a peak of…
A member of the singing group The Priests, who features on this year’s Trócaire Lenten box, has praised the “incredible” generosity of Irish parishes in raising life-changing funds for the world’s most vulnerable. Fr Martin O’Hagan, Trócaire’s representative in the Diocese of Down and Connor, told The Irish Catholic that the “people of Ireland deserve…
Ladybird member Amelia Dix (6) with her sisters Brownie member Prya Dix (9) and Girl Guide Sophie Dix (11) from Lucan, Co. Dublin pictured at the launch of the Irish Girl Guides Strategic Plan 2016-2020, which is underpinned by the organisation’s tagline “Giving Girls Confidence”. Photo: Robbie Reynolds
Last week the six primary schools of Capagh parish in Co. Tyrone (Killyclogher PS, Christ the King PS, Gortnagarn PS, St Brigid’s PS, Recarson PS and St Eugene’s PS) came together to celebrate Catholic Schools Week in a ceremony in Christ the King church in Omagh concelebrated by Fr Kevin McElhennon PP, Fr Daniel McFaul…
Cabra West Parish in Dublin and Ballinaspeaig Parish in Cork have both received an award from Eco-Congregation Ireland (ECI) – a project of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting – for taking steps to ‘green’ their parishes in recent years. Ballinaspeaig was the first church in Ireland to become a Fairtrade parish. It has held a number…
The annual Solemn Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help in St Peter & Paul’s Church in Portlaoise will be held from Saturday, February 13 to Sunday, February 21. Every day during the novena different themes will reflect on the joys and struggles of life and petitions or personal prayers will be presented by all…
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