Relics of St Brigid are to return to her native Co. Kildare for the first time in centuries to mark the 1,500th anniversary of her death. The relics will return to Kildare on Sunday, January 28, starting with a procession from the Solas Bhride Centre run by the Brigidine Sisters to St Brigid’s Parish Church…
There is a move in the western world to “decry” faith-based schools, despite Catholic schools being successful and inclusive, according to the Chair of the bishops’ Council for Education. Speaking to The Irish Catholic Bishop Tom Deenihan of Meath warned against a growing ideology that faith must be excluded from public life. He said: “Faith…
The proposed recognition of ‘durable relationships’ in the Constitution leaves the Government “hostage” to future generations as “no one can define” what the term means, legal experts have warned. The comments come as Minister Roderic O’Gorman claimed that ‘throuples’ and polygamous relationships will not be granted legal protection if a March 8 referendum to change…
The Irish Medical Council has recently issued a new 9th edition of the Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics. This is a very important document for medical doctors, because it is against this code that their professional conduct and practice is measured. Unfortunately, there are “numerous defects” in the new edition of the guide, according…
A spokesperson for the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has welcomed the recently agreed EU Pact on Migration and Asylum but cautioned that there is room for improvement. Speaking at a high-Level meeting between the European Commission and religious leaders on the theme ‘The European Way of Life in times…
Australian actress Sarah Snook took the opportunity upon winning an Emmy for her role as Shiv Roy, the lead actress in the popular series, Succession, to thank her baby daughter for the award. Born just as the show’s final season was airing, Ms Snook said that her then-unborn daughter’s “proximity” gave her the strength to perform…
Kenya-based Kiltegan missionary Fr Gabriel Dolan SPS who has risked his life to support the poor and vulnerable was awarded a 2023 Presidential Distinguished Service Award by President Michael D. Higgins last week. Following the award, Fr Dolan told The Irish Catholic he was “honoured” and that he believes “it’s a recognition that the Church…
There is no place for wellbeing programmes that “deny” the Catholic Church’s unique understanding of humanity in Catholic schools, a major international conference attended by Ireland’s leading educators has heard. Speaking at the Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE) conference at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Perth last week, Irish theologian Prof. Eamonn…
Barrister Grace Sullivan has warned that the Government’s proposed hate speech bill could leave religious groups and pro-life advocates open to accusations of hate speech. Ms Sullivan suggested that many won’t fully grasp the far-reaching implications of the bill until it is passed into legislation and enforced in society. Speaking with The Sunday Independent, Ms…
“As followers of Christ, we are called to speak up for the rights and dignity of asylum seekers and refugees … they are not to be targeted or penalised, abused or frightened,” the Archbishop of Dublin has said. “In the last two years, this country and others have welcomed, vast numbers of people fleeing the cynical war…
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