The founder of iCatholic Fr Bill Kemmy has said he hopes the websites’ new talk-show ‘A Question of Faith’ will be “interesting and informative” for viewers who tune in. The half hour discussion programme, presented by Wendy Grace, is available online now. The first in the series features a discussion on the value of Catholic…

At a service organised by the Dublin Council of Churches (DCC) for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in St Bartholomew’s Church, Clyde Road, Dublin 4 (Church of Ireland) are: Yvonne Langebach (Lutheran), Abba Yohannes Amsalu (Ethiopian Orthodox), Rev. John Parkin (Methodist), Major Gillian Dicker (Salvation Army), Fr Fachtna McCarthy, (parish priest of Haddington…

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill, published this week, is a weak and disappointing bill that ignores important recommendations from the Oireachtas Environment Committee, according to Trócaire. Éamonn Meehan, Trócaire’s Executive Director, says “time is not a luxury we have in tackling the impacts of climate change”, pointing out that climate change is…

A new initiative which aims to encourage young women to explore whether they might be called to religious life will be launched at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh early next month. Known as the ‘Rise of the Roses’, the movement aims to support and inspire young women as they explore and discern their vocations in life,…

The 24th annual Divine Mercy Conference next month will focus on the theme of “Forgive us our Trespasses”. The weekend conference takes place over February 21-22 in the main hall of the RDS in Dublin. The speakers include Sr Briege McKenna OSC, Fr Michael Ross SDB, Fr Kevin Scallon CM, Philip Ryan and Fr Joe…

Pop star Ronan Keating has revealed that he accidently head butted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on a Vatican trip. The former Boyzone singer told the Daily Mirror Weekend magazine that his “most embarrassing moment” came in 2011 when he met Pope Benedict during a visit to the Vatican. “When greeting the Pope I was meant…

A primary school in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly has discriminated against a teacher, according to the Equality Tribunal, and has been directed to pay €54,000 compensation. The teacher had been working as deputy principal at the school for eight years when she applied for the job of principal in 2011, but the job…

A Mass is being held in Dublin next week to mark the first anniversary of the tragic death of Tom O’Gorman, a well-known Catholic activist. His friends have organised an anniversary Mass at 3pm on Saturday, January 24 in Our Lady Mother of the Church, Castleknock, where Tom served for many years as a Minister…

Vatican backs battle to beat Ebola with €3m fund Rome is committing €3m to the fight against Ebola in Africa, and has encouraged other donors to supplement these funds.  Expanding the Catholic Church’s Commitment to the Ebola Emergency Response details the Church’s work in battling Ebola in such countries as Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.  Acknowledging how African healthcare institutions are “severely challenged…

The Irishman tapped to be the Pope’s new representative to Haiti has said he will bring a message of hope to the country still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake. Clare-born Archbishop Eugene Nugent, who is currently Apostolic Nuncio in Madagascar, told The Irish Catholic his mission from the Pontiff is primarily about bringing…