Unaccommodated asylum seekers living in “unacceptable and shocking living conditions” will be repeated if the Government doesn’t begin an emergency response, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland have warned. “The time for action is now” if Ireland wants to avoid a repeat of the “shocking, squalid and unsafe” living conditions 150 asylum seekers were living…
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‘We live in a very fragile and troubled world’ – Primate
The Primate of All Ireland has called on the faithful not to forget the Good News of the risen Christ despite “the seemingly intractable problems at home surrounding addiction, housing and migration”. In his Easter message Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh hailed the late sculptor Imongen Stuart, who died last week, and made a bronze…
Simon Harris, the ghost of Leo Varadkar and a party in its death throes
Dr Eoin Lenihan It is now a familiar story. A young media darling in a rush to the top is installed as the leader of Fine Gael and the country – without the electorate having a say in the matter. Mirroring Leo Varadkar’s meteoric rise to Taoiseach, Simon Harris is set to become…
Easter hope needed for ‘fearful and anxious’ youth
The Church must do more to reach young people “suffering from anxiety” and “swamped with social media”, according to the Auxiliary Bishop-elect of the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Easter message of Christ’s victory over death is an opportunity to bring his personal message of love to youth despite a “much more secular culture”, Bishop-elect Donal…
No peace for ‘disappeared’ families without truth – Primate
The ongoing “lack of disclosure about murder” is causing heartache for families of Troubles victims including the disappeared, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said. The Primate of All-Ireland spoke out during Palm Sunday’s Mass for the Families of the Disappeared in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. He called for an investigation and information recovery process which can…
Irish diplomat says Ireland has a special place in Pope Francis’ heart
The Irish Ambassador to the Holy See Frances Collins said that she believes that Pope Francis has a keen appreciation for Ireland, with particular concern for the status of peace on the island while also describing the present relationship Ireland enjoys with the Holy See as “strong”. Commenting on the admiration the current Pope has…
Families more likely than patients to express need for assisted suicide says carer
Family members of patients receiving palliative care are more likely to express a view that it would be better if the patient were no longer alive than patients themselves, according to an experienced palliative carer. Dr Faith Cranfield can count “on one hand” the number of people she has worked with in 10 years as…
Expert debunks ‘dangerous’ myths about Catholic education
An expert in Catholic education has hit back at “lazy” and “dangerous” myths perpetuated against Catholic education. Referencing Catholic education as ‘segregated’ or ‘an apartheid schooling system’ reinforces division and is “harmful to both the individual and social cohesion”, school chaplain and education expert Dr Aidan Donaldson has said. These arguments are “lazy and prejudicial”,…
Distinguished sculptor whose works adorn many churches dies age 96
Acclaimed German-Irish sculptor Imogen Stuart, who produced a sculpture of Pope John Paul II, located in St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, and the altar and baptismal font of the Honan Chapel on the grounds of University College Cork, died last Monday at age 96. Born in Berlin, Ms Stuart was the daughter of art critic…
Irish Ambassador to Holy See remarks on country’s ‘strong’ relationship with Vatican
Irish Ambassador to the Holy See Frances Collins has praised what she said is a strong relationship between Ireland and the Holy See despite historic tensions with the Catholic Church, saying they share several key foreign policy and humanitarian priorities. In an interview with Crux, Ms Collins addressed a number of topical issues including…