Pope Francis has said that gender ideology is “one of the most dangerous ideological colonisations” today. In an interview with journalist Elisabetta Piqué for the Argentine daily newspaper La Nación, Pope Francis explained the reasoning behind his strong statement. “Gender ideology, today, is one of the most dangerous ideological colonisations,” Francis said in the interview…
A large crowd attended the Belfast Rally for Life to fight the imposition of abortion on the North by the Westminster government. One of the keynote speakers, Down Syndrome rights activist Conor O’Dowd, urged those present to help protect children with Down Syndrome, saying “I am here to fight abortion in Belfast today”. Mr O’Dowd…
The St Vincent de Paul society has warned the Antrim Town community not to be fooled by people claiming to conduct door-to-door collections on behalf of the society. The warning comes as individuals posing as volunteers called at houses in the Antrim parish area, claiming to be taking up a collection. The SVP “do not…
Abuse survivors in schools that are not run by the Catholic Church feel “marginalised” and “silenced” because they have not been included in a fresh inquiry into abuse, a campaigner has claimed. It comes after the Government announced that it has appointed a barrister to investigate recent allegations of historic abuse made by former students…
The cancelling of columnist with The Irish Catholic Mary Kenny by the University of Limerick (UL) has been dubbed “a disaster” by a local councillor. UL’s move is part of a “very worrying” proliferation of cancelling in universities across the western world, Independent Cllr Emmett O’Brien told The Irish Catholic. The veteran journalist and co-founder…
Despite his parents being told at birth that it was likely he would never speak, Belfast-born actor James Martin became the first person with Down syndrome to win an Academy Award at the weekend. An Irish Goodbye won the Oscar for best live action short film. The film follows the story of two estranged brothers,…
The new curriculum framework for primary schools announced last week reconfirms the importance of religion and spirituality, a body representing Catholic schools has said. The curriculum, launched last week by Minister for Education Norma Foley, will come into play in 2026. The Irish bishops’ conference and the Catholic Education Partnership have both welcomed the updated…
The decision by the Council of Europe to call for full compliance regarding human rights in proposed legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles has been welcomed by a well-known human rights professor in Belfast. Professor Colin Harvey, Director of the Human Rights Centre at Queen’s University Belfast told The Irish Catholic that the…
There is “delight” following the decision by the Irish bishops to recommend that 30% of parish grounds be returned to nature by 2030. Jane Mellett, the Laudato Si’ Officer of Trócaire, said that the announcement by the bishops after their spring meeting directly responds to the call of Pope Francis. She said that for parishes…
The pastoral style of Pope Francis’ has laid down the challenge for Ireland to go the peripheries, Bishop Paul Dempsey has said. Pope Francis celebrated the tenth anniversary of his election to papacy on Monday, March 13. The bishop of Achonry told The Irish Catholic that the Pope has “very profoundly reached out to the…
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