Members of Fine Gael opposed to the Taoiseach’s push for abortion have appealed to the party faithful to vote ‘no’ on May 25. Members attended the pro-life rally in Dublin at the weekend. Spokesperson for the Chloe Kennedy, a member of the Young Fine Gael branch in Trinity College, “we want to send a clear…
Garry O’Sullivan Last Sunday, May 13, as the Pope was releasing his World Communications Day message on the theme ‘The Truth will set you free – Fake news and journalism for peace’, this newspaper was publishing an exclusive report online which exposed a fake sex slur story about seminarians in Rome which was published widely…
Plans are in place to accommodate a crowd of 600,000 people in Dublin’s Phoenix Park when Pope Francis celebrates Mass there this August, according to the Government. Speaking in the Dáil last week, independent TD Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, said the Government expected up…
A pastoral message from Archbishop Eamon Martin on the referendum In January when speaking about protecting the Eighth Amendment, I encouraged you to be “missionaries for the cause of life”. I invited you to spread the word about the precious gift of life from the first moment of conception until the moment of natural death. As…
The international homelessness charity, Depaul, is celebrating the role, importance and ongoing contribution of volunteers in Ireland this week. National Volunteering Week (May 14-18) is being celebrated through a myriad of activities across Depaul’s more than 25 accommodation and outreach services for people experiencing homelessness across Dublin, Derry, Belfast and Dungannon. Depaul Director of Fundraising…
Opening a new US embassy in Jerusalem this week without resolving conflict in the region will have “extreme results”, according to a Catholic priest based in the West Bank. Violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers during fierce protests. International media reported that in Gaza, at least 52 Palestinians were killed, including five…
Threats to the lives of women do not need to be imminent for doctors to take necessary steps to protect them, a leading obstetrician has said. Dr Mary Holohan, a consultant obstetrician in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital has previously taken issue with the “false allegation” that doctors are prevented from treating seriously ill pregnant women, and…
South Africa’s bishops condemned an attack on a mosque near Durban in which a man was killed and another two injured. Mechanic Abbas Mohamedelo Essop died after his throat was cut in the attack on the mosque in Verulam, about 20 miles north of Durban. Three men armed with guns and knives set the mosque…
The Vatican has given permission for the opening of the sainthood cause of an Iraqi priest who studied in the Irish College at Rome and spent several summers working at Lough Derg. Chaldean Fr Ragheed Ganni, was killed by armed gunmen after celebrating Mass in Mosul on June 3, 2007, along with three deacons, including…
It’s hard to discuss detrimental environmental effects of using the diesel fuel needed to run generators in Gaza when people only have three hours of government-provided electricity a day, Tahani Abu Daqqa, former Palestinian Minister of Culture, has said. Catholics are influenced by the environment in which they live, so while Catholics living in Israel…
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