A Venezuelan cardinal has called on state security forces to exercise civil disobedience when given orders to use lethal force against citizens. “State security agencies exist not to take care of the government but to take care of the citizens,” said Cardinal Baltazar Porras, at a press conference last week. “Therefore, every order that is…
The former religious affairs correspondent at RTÉ has told how Bishop Eamonn Casey tried to put pressure on him in the 1980s by urging other bishops not to talk to him. Kieron Wood – who was religious affairs correspondent for the national broadcaster from 1987-1990 – told The Irish Catholic this week that Dr Casey…
A Franciscan science teacher from rural Kenya who donates most of his salary to help poorer students has been crowned the world’s best teacher. Beating 10,000 nominations from 179 countries Peter Tabichi (36) was awarded $1 million (€886,185). The maths and physics teacher at Keriko secondary school in Pwani Village won the Varkey Foundation Global…
The broadcasting regulator has rejected multiple complaints that programmes broadcast leading up to last year’s referendum on the removal of the Eighth Amendment failed to be fair, objective and impartial. Two of the complaints to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) were made against The Tonight Show, hosted by Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates, and…
More than half of US Catholics say they are very concerned about the persecution of Christians around the world, with this 58% figure up by 17% from a similar poll a year ago. When asked to rank their concerns about global issues, respondents considered persecution of Christians as a slightly more important problem than climate…
Bringing leaders of youth initiatives together the Archdiocese of Armagh aim to revamp youth ministry and promote the idea of listening and learning from young people and each other. The Cornerstone Catholic Youth Conference took place over the weekend and is a new venture being spearheaded by the Armagh Diocesan Youth Commission (ADYC). The aims…
A Dublin councillor has said that Ireland’s blasphemy laws apply to all minority groups, and that Muslims shouldn’t receive “special provisions” that make their religion exempt from criticism. Keith Redmond, an independent councillor for Howth-Malahide told The Irish Catholic that last year’s referendum results shows the “vast majority” of people in the country don’t believe…
A recently commissioned painting of Trinity College graduate Blessed John Sullivan SJ was unveiled in the university yesterday, to mark his beatification. John Sullivan, who was beatified in 2017 in Dublin, grew up in the Church of Ireland, and was a graduate and gold medallist in Classics. While studying Law in London subsequently he became…
More than 1,000 people marched to “save” a Donegal hospital over the weekend, with a local priest saying “we were on fire”. The march on March 23 was the second organised after plans were announced in 2016 to build a new 130 bed centre in Letterkenny. Fr John Joe Duffy, Chairperson of the Save our…
The professional body for doctors in the UK dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its members remain opposed to the practice. The Royal College of Physicians declared it has adopted a policy of neutrality, although a majority of doctors said they were against assisted suicide. In…
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