Kildare and Leighlin receives lay funding boost Proceeds from the writings of a deceased Laois parish priest will go towards training lay people for ministry in counties Laois, Kildare, Offaly and Carlow. After he was presented with a cheque for €7,000 by members of the Cummins family, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Bishop of Kildare and…
Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, say that they feel “crushed” by soaring unemployment caused by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the disappearance of pilgrims. Speaking to The Irish Catholic they also expressed fears for their continued presence as custodians of the holy places saying many Christian families are planning to leave the…
Nobody is making moral appeals to Hamas in Gaza, because it is “incapable of moral responsibility, being a terrorist organisation that would prefer every Gazan die provided every Israeli died too”, according to an Irish Jesuit theologian based in the US. Fr Séamus Murphy SJ, an expert in ‘just war’ doctrine and Associate Professor of…
The Irish Synodal Pathway needs to be “much longer” than the five years initially proposed, the synod’s steering committee has told the Irish bishops conference. The Irish synod, launched in March 2021, was slated to end in 2026 with a national gathering, after five years of consultation and prayer. However, shortly after the Irish bishops…
An engagement between an expert invited to the Oireachtas to discuss euthanasia and a senator has been sharply criticised following a video clip of the exchange reaching millions of people online, with concern expressed about the integrity of the process. The exchange saw internationally renowned law boffin Prof. Dr William Binchy being described as a…
Lecturers and staff at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) are “frustrated” over a continued “vacuum” of information regarding a proposed structural alignment with University of Limerick (UL), The Irish Catholic can reveal. Correspondence sent to staff following union engagement with MIC President Prof. Eugene Wall and seen by this paper reiterated the union’s view that it…
Bishop Alan McGuckian has called for the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai, who has been imprisoned for nearly three years. The bishop of Raphoe, along with nine other bishops from eight countries, signed a petition calling on the “government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to immediately and unconditionally release…
The Catholic Schools’ Trustee Service (CSTS) has called on people to express their concerns and engage in the Department of Education’s Relationships and Sexuality Education consultation, which will impose ideological views on abortion. The CSTS asked those concerned to respond to the department’s consultation before it closes on November 24. The CSTS believes that the legislation brought…
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference has thanked God for the release of Luis Manuel Díaz, father of the Liverpool footballer, Luis Díaz, who was held captive for nearly two weeks by the rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN). “We thank God for the release of Mr Luis Díaz! Already with him are Francisco Ceballos, bishop…
Hope Ireland held a conference on Saturday afternoon in Dublin which saw medical professionals speak out against euthanasia and in favour of strengthening Ireland’s palliative care. It was held against the backdrop of the ongoing Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying which is considering whether to introduce euthanasia and assisted suicide. All members of the…
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