The Government must stop “overlooking” small and family farms, or else risk compromising the survival of rural communities, a priest-farmer said. Fr Joseph McEvoy’s statement comes after Pope Francis called for governments to include small farms as “privileged actors” as we “restart” following the pandemic. Vital The Meath priest and smallholder farmer echoed the Pope’s…
The new bishop of Ferns has said he will nurture a system of thinking about Church “which will recognise the reality of the world in which we live”, at his episcopal ordination on Sunday. Speaking after his September 5 ordination in the Cathedral of St Aidan in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Bishop Nash (62) said he…
“If John brought the brilliant mind to the peace-making then Pat brought the pure heart,” the funeral Mass of Pat Hume was told this week. Fr Paul Farren paid tribute to Mrs Hume both as a community activist and as a mother. The funeral of the 83-year-old former teacher was held in St Eugene’s Cathedral…
Fr Shay Cullen SSC accused the Philippines’ House of Representatives of delaying a bill that would end the practice of “baby brides”. In the Southeast Asian country, the age of sexual consent is 12 years. The alleged delaying of the Girls not Brides Act of 2019, which would raise the age to 16, speaks of…
A former Manchester United player turned priest has cautioned against turning football into a god and treating it as a religion. Fr Philip Mulryne OP, who spent most of his career with Norwich City, said football was fundamentally good and was a wonderful vehicle for teaching virtue but should be kept in perspective. Speaking on…
The Northern Catholic bishops have announced they will host an online webinar series of historical talks marking the centenary of partition and the establishment of Northern Ireland “to help bring the community together”. The talks will be led by Dr Éamon Phoenix, a political historian, columnist and broadcaster, who will be joined by a number of academic…
Ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland showdown with Mayo, the Catholic college where many members of the Tyrone team attended has wished them well in the match St Mary’s University College in Belfast boasts 11 former students among the players in the team, and one on the support team. The principal said the entire college community…
The mortal remains of the first three Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered more than two centuries after their deaths, announced the Diocese of Jeonju. Ucanews.com reported that following historical research and DNA tests, it has been confirmed that the remains are of Paul Yun Ji-chung and James Kwon Sang-yeon, both beheaded in 1791, and Yun’s brother,…
Veteran broadcaster Donncha Ó Dúlaing, who died at the weekend, has been remembered as a man who was animated by his deep Catholic Faith. Mr Ó Dúlaing (88) died just a week after his beloved wife Vera. From Doneraile in Co. Cork, he was known for his cultural and traditional music programmes. In a career…
Same-sex couples can now have their marriage blessed by the Church in Wales following a vote earlier in the week. The Church still won’t be performing same-sex marriages, however. The Church in Wales is the Anglican Church in Wales, made up of six dioceses. The Evangelical Fellowship expressed its opposition to the move, saying it…
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