The stark contrast is set to further focus attention on the lack of strategy to attract vocations in Ireland

Calls for a review of the direct provision system

Irish rugby great Tony Ward (pictured) has spoken of how his faith has given him strength during his battle with prostate cancer. “I believe in God. I have always had faith,” the 59-year-old former out-half told The Irish Catholic. “I suppose I got that from the way I was brought up. I went to a…

Islamic State extremism that “threatens the very survival of Christianity”.

A leading US prelate has endorsed Calvary, the story of an Irish priest threatened during a confession, as an “intimate, unblinking, unforgettable” film. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said, from “first frame to the last”, the Irish motion-picture starring Brendan Gleeson had “an understated power”. It’s a blend of “everyday pain, faith, despair, humour, candor,…

The Irish Catholic seeks to appoint a News Editor