The oldest surviving codex containing the four canonical Gospels is open for all to see, Ruadhán Jones hears Given that Christianity is two millennia old, it is not surprising that documents from close to the time of its inception are hard to come by. How fortunate we are, then, to have ancient Biblical manuscripts dating…
Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport October 15. After the Catholic Church queried about the situation and his whereabouts, government authorities confirmed the bishop, who turned 52 October 23, is in their custody. Bishop Tsalim was picked up soon after…
New Catholic school for Belfast The North’s Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has officially opened the new £8.3 millionSaint Patrick’s Primary School in Belfast. The new school, which has 21 classrooms, was formed following the amalgamation of Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and Star of the Sea primary schools. Speaking at the opening ceremony the Minister said:…
Academy for Life defends appointment of economist despite abortion posts Convinced that poverty, inequality and economic systems are killing millions of people each year and threatening the dignity of many more people, Pope Francis appointed an economist to the Pontifical Academy for Life. But the nomination of Mariana Mazzucato, a professor of the economics of…
One person dying every 36 seconds Wealthy countries like Ireland must not wait for famine to be declared to act on the food crisis in the Horn of Africa, the Church in Ireland’s aid agency has said. Trócaire’s call comes amid a warning that drought-ravaged countries in the region face a “devastating” human disaster. The…
The Government has confirmed that parishes who use a building for what is described as a ‘community service’ such as meals-on-wheels or an active retirement club can start to apply for funding to defray rising energy bills from next month. The Department of Rural and Community Development confirmed to The Irish Catholic this week that…
There is no legal reason the State can’t support religious groups this winter to cover extortionate heating costs, according to an expert on constitutional law. Prof. Gerry Whyte of Trinity College Dublin told The Irish Catholic that the State would face no obstacles in the Constitution if they were to support churches to warm their…
An impoverished view of the importance of family life is behind calls to remove the so-called ‘women in the home’ clause from the constitution, female Catholic activists have insisted. It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed this week that he would like to see a referendum take place next year, after claims that the clause…
Pope Francis announced that the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops would take place in two sessions, as he said that he didn’t want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is mcalling the Church to grow in “synodality”. The synod assembly will meet October 4-29, 2023, as previously planned, but…
Fr Richard ‘Dick’ O’Riordan, who worked to tackle the brutality of apartheid in South Africa, is to receive the 2022 Presidential Distinguished Service Award. He was among the 11 award recipients announced by Minister Simon Coveney to acknowledge their contribution as “high-achieving” members of the Irish diaspora. “Their service and commitment is a shining example…
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