Courtney McGrailA mother and child during the Angelus address in Rome’s St Peter’s Square when Pope Francis described the presence of several thousand migrants and refugees in the crowded square as “a sign of hope in God”. The migrants also attended Mass in St Peter’s Basilica and passed through the Holy Door. Photo: CNA.
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Maynooth artwork gives ‘the wrong impression’ of Church, Archbishop warns
Cathal Barry
Staff Reporter Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warned that the artwork displayed at the national seminary in Maynooth gives the “wrong impression” of what the Church’s message is. Noting that the long corridors of St Patrick’s College are “tapestried” with large portraits of bishops, Dr Martin claimed that most of them were “of little or any artistic…
Right to life a ‘legal fiction’ if abortion law amended
A senior Fine Gael official has dismissed as “legal fiction” the view that it may be possible to amend the Constitution to retain the general right to life for unborn children, but to allow abortion in the cases of unborn children with life-limiting conditions. Writing in a personal capacity in The Irish Catholic this week,…
Assisted suicide cause contradicts suicide prevention – psychiatrist
Greg Daly
A leading psychiatrist has warned that the assisted suicide movement is undermining suicide support organisations and others who strive to prevent suicide. “It’s a contradiction for commentators to say on the one hand that we must do everything we can to prevent suicide but on the other hand to say that in certain circumstances it’s…
News in Brief
Cork school to launch Catholic Schools Week Mount Mercy College will be the first school in Cork to host the national launch of Catholic Schools Week next Monday (January 25). Catholic Schools Week will run from Sunday, January 31 to Saturday, February 6 and is an all-Ireland annual event which invites Catholic schools to give expression in a special way to…
Primate cautions against centenary divisions
Staff reporter The Primate of All-Ireland has warned against allowing this year’s centenary commemorations of the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme to divide Irish people. “I hope that in our remembrance of 1916, we are very aware of the present and the possibility that we could drive a wedge during this year, rather…
From one homeless advocate to another
Last Friday, following Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, Capuchin Friars Bro. Peter Rodgers (centre), Director of CORI, and Bro. Kevin Crowley, Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People, were introduced to Pope Francis. Bro. Peter, speaking in Italian, told the Pope how Bro. Kevin has been working with the homeless for 46 years in Dublin.…
Bishop celebrates Mass to mark 98th birthday
Mags GarganRena Buckley of Glounaglough, Rylane was born 98 years ago on January 1, 1918 in Gurtlehard, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry in the same house as Bishop of Cork & Ross, Dr John Buckley’s father and so it was fitting that he should celebrate Mass in Rena’s home on the occasion of her birthday, where he met…
National assembly of De La Salle brothers
De La Salle brothers from different parts of Ireland assembled recently in Castletown, Portlaoise to take stock and plan for the future. The day began with morning prayer, followed by the ‘Report of the Year’ by Bro. Francis Manning, Irish Sector Coordinator. Bro. Laurence Hughes, Oxford, newly appointed provincial, was the chief speaker. He presented…
Limerick bishop launches book on mercy
Bishop Brendan Leahy has launched a new book which considers the subject of mercy, not only through a careful reading of relevant Scripture passages, but by exploring revealing extracts from literary classics and examples from popular culture. The book, The Message of Mercy, is written by Amalee Meehan, who works in faith development at the…