Courtney McGrailCharlie, Malachi, Conor and Orlaith with their class teacher Mrs Quinn from P5 in St Colmans’Primary School in Annaclone, Co. Down pictured during a celebration to welcome representatives from seven countries to the school as part of the Erasmus+ programme.
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Caritas ‘SOS’ for South Sudan
A Caritas director in one Catholic diocese in South Sudan has warned that “the humanitarian situation…is getting to a catastrophic stage”. Writing after the official announcement of famine in the country, William Okot de Toby, who oversees the work of the Church’s development agency in the Diocese of Torit in the far south-east, said: “Hunger…
Recovery of Michael Bublé’s son hailed as a ‘miracle from God’
The success of singer Michael Bublé’s young son’s battle against cancer has been described by his family as a “miracle from God”. The singing sensation and his Argentinian wife Luisana Lopilato, were devastated when three-year-old Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer following a biopsy at a clinic in Buenos Aires last year. Noah began chemotherapy…
Egyptian Church praises Muslim efforts for displaced Christians
The Church in Egypt has lauded the efforts of Muslims to assist Christians fleeing Sinai. Spokesman Fr Rafiq Greiche said: “Ordinary Muslims are kind and try to help however they can. They’re often first on the scene, rescuing the injured.” Fr Greiche spoke as so-called Islamic State (ISIS), which is behind the drive to oust…
No political will to tackle asylum process – bishop
Mags Gargan
“Here are people who are undocumented in Ireland and they are not being treated well” The Bishop of Elphin has called on the Government to exercise the same energy to help the plight of asylum seekers in Ireland as undocumented Irish abroad. Bishop Kevin Doran told The Irish Catholic he would like to see “a…
Asia Bibi lives in hope of ‘mercy’ and renewed legal appeal
A new request for a hearing in the case of Asia Bibi is to be presented to Pakistan’s Supreme Court at the end of March, supporters of the imprisoned Christian woman have revealed. The announcement came following an update on Mrs Bibi’s condition as she continues to languish in Multan prison, Punjab, where she has…
News in Brief
No need for redress after report – order A religious order that ran two Magdalene Laundries refused to contribute to a redress scheme after examining the findings of the McAleese committee, The Examiner has discovered. Documents released under Freedom of Information show the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity rejected the Government’s view that the…
Christian growth in India brings new concerns
Paul Keenan
Can good news for a community be, simultaneously, bad news for that same community? It seems that this is possible if one is living within the Christian population of India. By way of elucidation we must look back one week, and to news reports of Christian fortunes in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur,…
Reprieve for RTÉ Radio longwave service welcomed
The announcement that RTÉ Radio will continue its longwave 252 service until 2019, while it seeks an alternative service to facilitate Irish people in Britain, has been widely welcomed. RTÉ had previously announced that it would close its longwave service, which includes the broadcast of Sunday Mass, in 2014 as part of a migration to…
Tributes paid to nuncio as he leaves Irish post
Staff Reporter Tributes have been paid to the Pope’s representative in Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown following the announcement that he is to take up a new appointment in Albania in the coming weeks. The US-born prelate (57) was hand-picked by Pope Benedict XVI when relations between Dublin and Rome hit an all-time-low after the Taoiseach’s…