Parishioners in south Dublin have paid tribute to a local man who was killed after he returned to his native Ukraine to try to protect his family from the brutal Russian invasion. Friends said Oleksandr Zavhorodniy – known to many as Alex – gave away everything that he owned before leaving Dublin. Mr Zavhorodniy, who…
Chai Brady and Brandon Scott Rural priests and politicians have expressed concern after the Environment Minister Eamon Ryan announced the aim to ban the sale and distribution of turf – making it illegal by September 2022. Fr Joe Tynan PP of Kilteely and Dromkeen in Limerick said that there must be an alternative fuel or…
The SDLP and Sinn Féin are being challenged at doorsteps by “outraged” voters due to their position on abortion as the election in the North of Ireland approaches. Pro-life group Precious Life say part of this is down to their campaigning to inform people about how abortion was “imposed” on the North following a decision…
Arsenal and England football star Bukayo Saka has spoken up about his gratitude to God and the importance of his faith in a recent interview with GQ magazine. Bearing the moniker ‘God’s Child’ on his Instagram, Mr Saka isn’t shy about his faith, and he said it’s because his Pentecostal Christian faith is “very important”…
Optimism abounds in the Holy Land with the relaxing of Covid-19 rules leading to a fresh wave of pilgrims visiting the holy sites associated with the earthly life of Christ. Apart from local Christians, the sites remained largely shuttered for two years due to the pandemic but a more relaxed attitude from Israeli authorities is…
Dáil committee told commercial surrogacy led to ‘exploitation’ The Department of Justice has warned that commercial surrogacy in other countries has resulted in “exploitation”, and that children are being given to parents with whom they have no genetic link. An Oireachtas committee on international surrogacy was told that “bad actors” have exploited surrogate mothers, children…
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said it appeared Ukraine could keep Pope Francis safe if he made a wartime trip to Kyiv, but the Pope’s safety was not the Vatican’s only concern. During his trip to Malta April 2-3, Pope Francis had told reporters that a proposal for him to visit Kyiv…
Staff reporter Vatican officials are reportedly discussing extending Pope Francis’ trip to Lebanon in June so he can fly to Jerusalem to meet Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their first meeting in 2016 was the first between a Pope and a leader of the Russian Church since the Great Schism…
The Legionaries of Christ received four new allegations of sexual abuse against members of the congregation between March 2021 and March 2022, and new allegations also have been made against priests already undergoing canonical procedures after being named in previous reports. The Legionaries’ 2021 “Annual Report: Truth, Justice and Healing” was released April 6 with…
Aontú is committed to being a “voice for the voiceless” including Catholic and Irish language schools, East Derry candidate Gemma Brolly said. Ms Brolly called the emphasis on integrated education “a distraction” from the education crisis. “I feel that people don’t realise the emergency that our education system is in,” Ms Brolly, who is also…
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