Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has attributed soaring homelessness to poor political decisions, speaking as Focus Ireland issued its annual report for 2021. The founder of the homelessness charity said that the crisis will worsen this winter without immediate action from Government. Last year, the charity helped 1,288 households to avoid homelessness or leave homelessness, according to…
Staff Reporter Pope Francis has called on world leaders to keep their promises to help poorer nations affected by the climate crisis ahead of a UN climate conference next month, a message the Irish bishops have welcomed. In the Pope’s Season of Creation message he said world leaders should “take more ambitious steps”, to keep…
The Pro Life Campaign has criticised as “draconian” and “excessively authoritarian” the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission’s call for a response to pro-life activity that “engages criminal law”. The IHREC suggested that “civil remedies, like an injunction, are not effective to address widespread and repeated protests,” in a statement. Witnessing pro-life activity can cause…
Staff Reporter Ireland took to the coasts for the Rosary for Life and Faith on Sunday, with Fr Marius O’Reilly praising the “great witness” of those who took part. The Faithful gathered at around 180 locations on Ireland’s coasts to pray for “faith and life in Ireland”. Inland communities that wanted to join in prayed…
Staff Reporter Research by price comparison website confused.com has revealed that Ireland is the worst of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) states when it comes to “public family policies”. The State scored just 1.05 out of 10 when it came to spending on family, education and more. Ireland also came in second…
Pope Francis has selected a French Jesuit theologian and a Jewish law professor as winners of the Ratzinger Prize. The winners for 2022, announced by the Vatican October 7, are: Jesuit Fr Michel Fédou, professor of dogmatic theology and patristics at the Centre Sèvres of Paris and dean of the faculty of theology. He is…
On the date marking 700 days of war in Ethiopia’s region of Tigray, Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of Adigrat restated his call to the local and international community to act to save millions of people. People must “exercise their moral duty (to) be a voice of the voiceless and enforce international treaties to save more than…
Mercy sisters dip into podcasting Three Mercy Sisters from the Western Province have ventured into the world of podcasting in order to share their stories. Sr Angela Bracken tells of the two choices she faced at the age of eighteen: the convent or the stage, while Srs Noreen Lyons and Anne Mills reveal how their…
Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” after hearing the news of one of the world’s worst mass shootings at a day care centre in northeast Thailand. In a message sent October 7 by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, the Pope offered prayers for the victims “of the horrific attack” that claimed the lives of…
There has been an outpouring of grief, sympathy and messages of solidarity across Ireland and the world following the devastating explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, Co. Donegal. Across the world Masses have been offered, rosaries prayed and holy hours held. As the funerals continue this week, Church leaders spoke of the “awful loss”…
Chai Brady