French mayor apologises over nun garb ‘blunder’ An elderly nun in France has received an apology from a French mayor after retirement home staff wrongly rejected her, citing a strict ban on religious garb and “ostentatious” signs of religion. The rules would have barred the nun from wearing her religious habit and veil at the…
European Social Survey-Summary of findings on religion in Ireland Chai Brady examines the European Social Survey findings on Ireland’s religiosity There has been a sudden decrease in the number of Irish people who say they attend religious services once a week or more according to the most recent findings of the European Social…
Exclusive The Vatican has been urged to step in to block the transfer of land from a religious order to the State because abortions will be carried out in the new hospital. Rome-based moral theologian Fr Kevin O’Reilly OP told The Irish Catholic this week that that Holy See has an obligation to block plans…
Claire Fitzpatrick Eleven Christians are killed for their faith every day, while thousands of others face relentless persecution for their belief in Christ. That’s why The Irish Catholic is turning our iconic masthead red this week to highlight the coming ‘Red Wednesday’. The commemoration – November 27 this year – is a day organised by…
Hotelier and RTÉ television star Francis Brennan has revealed that his profound Faith in God saved him as his life fell apart during the recession. Speaking this week, Mr Brennan said: “I wanted to retire at 55 but my life fell apart because of the recession. I lost a lot of money, you would be…
A move announced by Pope Francis that could see crimes against the environment made a sin have been widely welcomed, with some saying it may “resonate” with Catholics who might not have “awakened to the crisis”. Speaking to a group of lawyers last week, Pope Francis said that the Church is contemplating the introduction of…
More than eight out of ten readers of The Irish Catholic in a Facebook poll say they agree with US bishops that abortion should be a more important concern for Catholics than other moral issues. At their recent plenary meeting, the bishops adopted a new text aimed at voters which said that the “threat of…
An Irish faith-based charity has defended highlighting an event on social media, shunned by the Holy See, which was connected with promoting abortion Misean Cara, who support missionary organisations, defended retweeting a post on Twitter from the Embassy of Ireland which highlighted a controversial summit in Kenya. The tweet shows a picture of the Minister…
Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on December 21, Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria announced late Monday. He said the Vatican had just notified him of the beatification and he was announcing the news “with great joy and thanksgiving”. Plans for the beatification are already underway, the bishop said. The ceremony will be at 10am…
A teenager is being processed by gardaí in connection with the vandalism of a church at a convent in Dublin, during which offensive slurs were allegedly levelled at the contemplative nuns that worship there. There is still an open investigation into the serious incident which occurred at the Star of the Sea Carmellite monastery at…
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