Euthanasia undermines foundational principles of Irish life, Bishop Kevin Doran tells Ruadhán Jones Ireland’s political powers are considering legislating to legalise assisted suicide, a move that would have far reaching consequences for Irish life. This comes despite palliative carers and most recently the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland coming out against the practice in a…
Wars, especially in the 21st Century, are fought on multiple levels. Beyond what happens on the battlefield, there’s also the ‘soft power’ contest to claim the high moral ground, and in that sense, one of the emerging fronts in the bloody conflict in Gaza now pits Israel against the Christian leadership of the Holy Land.…
Pope Francis issued another public appeal for peace in the Holy Land and throughout the world on Sunday, and made a phone call to United States President Joe Biden to discuss options for ensuring access to humanitarian aid and the release of hostages. Patriarchs and Church leaders in the Holy Land also issued a statement…
Recently we had a gathering of the priests of our diocese. On the final morning, we had a presentation, given by Prof. John Feehan, who may well have retired from UCD more than ten years ago but certainly is living life in its fullest understanding to this day. It was a wonderful and powerful presentation…
The general consensus here at the Synod of Bishops in Rome is that it’s good to talk. Some people are even learning that it can also be good to listen. The beauty of the papacy as we now understand it in the Church is the ability to transform ecclesiastical culture and even ecclesiastical speak, and…
Dear Editor, I write to you today with a heart full of hope and a sense of urgency regarding the critical mission of promoting vocations to the priesthood in Ireland, particularly during this year when our bishops are fervently campaigning to nurture vocations to the diocesan priesthood. The call to serve as a priest is…
Piers Paul Read is one of Britain’s most distinguished novelists and writers – author of such best-sellers as Alive (the story of the Andes survivors), The Templars, and 17 novels in all, including A Married Man, Monk Dawson, and The Free Frenchman – the last being a riveting account of a French family during the…
The recent terror attacks in Israel have highlighted ongoing anti-Semitism around the world, writes David Quinn Ireland was one of the few parts of Europe not occupied by the Germans during World War II or that came under the rule of a puppet government, like in Vichy France. This meant we never had to witness…
From November 18-19 this year, St Patrick’s College Maynooth will host a vocations ‘Come and See’ weekend, organised by the National Vocations Office. All of the places available have been booked. While it is important not to get too carried away at this early stage, it is definitely a sign of hope and evidence of…
Thankfully all 52 of our Holy Land pilgrims are safe and well after the unprecedented situation of finding ourselves in Israel when war broke out with the militant faction Hamas. The group of pilgrims arrived back in Dublin Airport on Thursday evening on a direct El Al flight from Tel Aviv, but the flight was…
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