The Irish Catholic seeks to appoint a News Editor

Appeal ahead of House of Lords Bill

The Church of England’s vote in favour of ordaining women bishops has been described by a Catholic prelate as “a difficult moment” for relations with the Catholic Church. Speaking after the July 14 vote at York University which saw the General Synod vote by 37 to 2, with one abstention, in favour of female prelates,…

A large gathering of family, relatives and friends of deceased De La Salle Brothers from all over Ireland were in Castletown, Portlaoise, for a commemorative Mass and social recently. The chief celebrant and homilist was Fr Peter from Nigeria, a former student of the Brothers in Yola. The organist was Br Tim McLaughlin and the…

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is again under threat, writes Paul Keenan

“It was easily the most manageable Twelfth that we have seen”

A minority community struggles for survival

The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has accused the UN’s Human Rights Committee of totally ignoring the right to life of the unborn child. The PLC was one of the official NGOs represented at a two-day hearing in Geneva where Ireland was criticised for not having more explicit access to abortion. Barrister Lorcán Price, who represented…

Warsaw mayor dismisses physician

A Congolese family, separated when fleeing from a violent conflict at home, have made an emotional reunion in Cork thanks to the efforts of local volunteers. Benz Tshiania and his wife Rose were separated last year when they escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and both feared that the other was dead. Unknown…