Irish attendees at the Flame National Youth Congress in London likened it to Electric Picnic, saying that people were “buzzing” and that a similar event in Ireland is needed as we have “nothing for young people”. Orgaised by CYMFed, the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales, Flame took place Saturday, March 4 and saw just under…

A pro-life volunteer has been arrested for the second time for the “offence” of silently praying in her head within an abortion facility censorship or “buffer” zone. It is the third such arrest in the UK since the law was introduced in February of this year. Bail conditions have been imposed on Ms Isabel Vaughan-Spruce…

Former NPHET member Prof. Martin Cormican has said that his experience during the pandemic was that calls for a return to religious services were muted compared to other sectors. He also said that the prioritising of other things ahead of Mass is fundamentally a question of what value society places on religion. Speaking to The Irish…

Irish-born Bishop David O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by grace” and “at ease with movers and shakers and also with the moved and shaken” as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on March 3. The Mass was the conclusion of a three-day tribute to…

The majority of people who don’t identify as unionist or nationalist in the North of Ireland believe there should be a return to 50:50 recruitment of Catholics and Protestants in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The Patten Report paved the way for 50:50 recruitment to address the under-representation of Catholics, it was introduced…

Almost €1 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent advertising the Government’s My Options hotline, according to recently released figures. The figures were released by the HSE in response to a parliamentary question from TD Carol Nolan about the MyOptions agency, which links women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with abortion providing GPs. Since 2019, in…

A nun who was the first Irish woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics back in 1931 is set to be celebrated by a Wexford college. To mark International Women’s Day, South East Technological University’s (SETU) Wexford campus will launch a new funded PhD in the area of STEM (Science, technology, engineering, mathematics) to celebrate…

Evangelium announces ‘joyful’ conference Evangelium’s annual conference on evangelisation for young adults promises a “joyful Christian environment” when it takes place on Saturday, March 25. The conference offers a “stepping stone for those seeking a deeper understanding of their faith”, said Evangelium spiritual director Fr Damien Lynch. “We’re meeting a need that young Catholics feel…