Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown celebrated Mass in Long Tower Church, Derry, to mark 1,500 years since the birth of famous Irish saint, St Columba. Born in 521, the saint, warrior and poet – also known as Colmcille – was integral to the development of the early Church in Ireland. At the end of the…
Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan said she is “extremely encouraged” by the support the Rural Independents group has received from Oireachtas colleagues for their foetal pain relief bill despite Government moves to block it from progressing past the second stage. The Government this morning put forward an amendment to stop the bill from progressing, citing the…
The decision by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to discontinue an investigation into the alleged torture of the group of Catholics known as the ‘hooded men’ in 2014 was unlawful, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled. In a decision handed down this morning (Wednesday) in London, the court stated that the treatment of…
Dennis Sadowski As an author and lecturer, Fr Donald B. Cozzens, a Cleveland diocesan priest and former seminary rector, shared candid insights on the priesthood, challenging the Church to confront clericalism and renew its structure. Despite criticism privately and publicly from fellow clergy, Fr Cozzens maintained that it was his love of the priesthood that…
The Pro Life Campaign has criticised the Minister for Health’s statements Wednesday outlining the scope of the three-year review of the abortion law, saying he is approaching it with a view to “radically expanding” terminations.
Frank Duff – Celebrating his life and legacy Frank Duff valued the virtue of reliability above all others, writes Ruadhán Jones Unique; courageous; friendly; loving; reliable. Read this list, and consider which of these you would like to be remembered by. They are none of them bad things. No doubt the glamour of courage or…
Gerry Adams said the IRA’s 1994 ceasefire would not have been possible without Fr Alec Reid CSsR, according to a letter he wrote to the rector of the Clonard Monastery at the time. Then Sinn Féin president, Mr Adams praised the whole Belfast-based Clonard Redemptorist community for their role in the peace process, signing off…
European bishops have warned that attempts to supress religion damage the image of the EU and its institutions, and support for the “European project in the member states”. This comes after an internal European Commission document was picked up by Italian newspaper Il Giornale which showed guidelines that proposed replacing “Christmas period” with “holiday period”…
Staff reporter The traditional highlight of the Maynooth year will go ahead later this month with people being invited to join the carol service online from the historic college chapel. Following revised public health guidance, a much-reduced congregation will attend this year’s carol service, which will be livestreamed on Wednesday December 15 at 7.30pm on…
The Archdiocese of Dublin has announced that a synodal process of discussion and discernment will begin across the diocese in the New Year, according to a letter sent by the archbishop. Archbishop Dermot Farrell also announced that a taskforce aimed at developing their pastoral plan has been created. He said: “It is my intention to…
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