Ruadhán JonesBishop Kevin Doran of Elphin Diocese called on the HSE to urgently provide the “quality of care” residents of a Galway nursing are entitled to, after a virus outbreak was discovered
Bishop calls on HSE to ‘urgently’ meet needs of Galway nursing home
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Border parishes warn Covid-19 can’t overshadow Brexit chaos
Chai Brady, Ruadhán Jones and Jason Osborne With Britain stepping up preparation to crash out of the EU, priests who minister in border parishes have warned that the coronavirus should not distract attention from the long-term effects of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on communities. Bishop Larry Duffy of Clogher, a diocese which straddles the border, and…
Grave visits will be ‘great solace’ in second lockdown
The fact the Government has included visiting a grave as an essential purpose, which allows for travel outside the permitted 5km limit during the six weeks of level 5 lockdown, will be “a great solace” according to one of Ireland’s top psychiatrists. UCD lecturer Prof. Patricia Casey also told The Irish Catholic that churches being…
Restricting public prayer during level 3 was ‘severe’, says bishop
Chai Brady
Not being able to go to Mass is a “great disappointment” to the Faithful and when Ireland was in level 3 it was a “severe” restriction, according to the Bishop of Clogher. Commenting on the letter sent to the Taoiseach signed by Ireland’s four archbishops on October 9 regarding allowing people return to public worship…
Pope Francis wants to support legal protection for gays while upholding marriage
Michael Kelly
The Argentine Pontiff has in the past supported the inclusion of gay couples in civil unions, but saying as Pope puts him at odds with the hitherto official Vatican line writes Michael Kelly Pope Francis is making the headlines with reports that he has used an interview for a new documentary film to offer his support for…
Calls for Jesuit priest’s release after ‘flimsy, risible’ charges of terrorism
Irish organisations have called for the release of a Jesuit priest in India after he was arrested on “outrageous” and “flimsy” charges relating to terrorism. Fr Stan Swamy from Ranchi in India was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India and imprisoned on October 8. He was accused of having links with banned…
Senators row over mother and baby homes commission bill
Independent senators Rónán Mullen and Lynn Ruane clashed over “present hypocricies” and a lack of honesty during Seanad debates over the Mother and Baby Homes Commission Bill. The argument arose when Senator Mullen said politicians were “running with the pack” in condemning the past, rather than looking for “nuance”. Lynne Ruane shot back that Mr…
NET ministries: Youth leading youth amid Covid-19 pandemic
While the Church in Ireland struggles to adapt to the rolling Covid-19 measures, NET Ministries are continuing to adapt to the moving times in an effort to reach out to the young people of Ireland. “As the restrictions change, and as advice from the Government is different nearly every week, we’re very much holding it…
World Mission Sunday: number of Catholics continues to rise
The number of Catholics worldwide increased by almost 16 million in a year to 1.33 billion, according to statistics highlighted by the Vatican around the 2020 World Mission Sunday. The figures, shared by the Fides News Service, showed that there were 15,716,000 more Catholics at the end of 2018 – the most recent year where numbers are…
NI housing wait twice as long for Catholics than Protestants
Catholics in the North wait almost twice as long as Protestants for housing according to government statistics. Out of 35,750 people on the housing list by the end of June 2020, 36.4% identified as Catholic while 38.2% identified as Protestant. The figures, discovered by the Belfast Telegraph after a Freedom of Information request, found that…