On a debate discussing the removal of religion from schools on Monday’s episode of Upfront with Katie Hannon, Fianna Fáil Senator Shane Cassells said that parents have never “banged down his door” voicing their concerns about religious education to him as a longstanding political representative. Mr Cassells, who described himself as a practising “Roman Catholic”,…
Alan McGuckian SJ was installed as the new bishop of Down and Connor diocese in St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast, on April 14. The former bishop of Raphoe was welcomed to the North’s most populous diocese by a full house at the cathedral. Bishop McGuckian took the opportunity to call on the North’s assembly to be…
An African cardinal widely seen as a conservative critic of Pope Francis, and styled by some as possible candidate for the papacy himself, has warned of what he described as a “practical atheism” taking hold within the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea also repeated his criticism of Fiducia Supplicans, the recent Vatican document…
Donegal priest Msgr Eamonn McLaughlin has been appointed as Canon for the Chapter of the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major by Pope Francis. Pope Francis often visits the Basilica, coming to venerate the icon Salus Populi Romani before and after trips away from the Vatican. This new announcement comes under a month since the…
Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher called the stabbing of Orthodox Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Fr Isaac Royel “shocking and has caused distress to many in the community”. A 16-year-old boy stabbed and injured the two men at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney on Monday night. The attacker was arrested on Tuesday, and…
Brazil’s bishops celebrated a new resolution of the Federal Medical Council (CFM) determining that doctors cannot induce cardiac arrest on an unborn child with more than 22 weeks of pregnancy. The norm, however, is being challenged by prosecutors and legislators and may not last too long. On March 21, CFM published the resolution 2378/2024, which…
Deputy Mattie McGrath, leader of the Dáil’s Rural Independent Group, has criticized the government for deliberately blocking a Dáil debate on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, labeling the action as a “scandalous attempt to silence debate” on a critical issue. “It is a scandal that the government, with the facilitated support of ‘so-called’ independent TDs, have…
Irish MEPS’ who this week voted to enshrine Abortion as a ‘right’ in the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights have been slammed and described as ‘going down a path of relentless disregard for preborn human life’. Patrick Murphy, who is Aontu’s candidate for Ireland South said, “The spectre of 12 out of 13 Irish MEP’s…
Exclusive The chaplain of Dublin Airport has insisted he will continue the Christmas tradition of blessing planes whether that be from the altar or 35,000 feet in the air, following the announcement it is to be banned. The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) confirmed to The Irish Catholic that due to “changes in security protocols”, the…
Catholic primary schools will continue to follow their own faith-based programmes which require teachers to have a religious education certificate despite pressure to remove the requirement, according to the head of the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP). This comes as the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) announced after their annual congress the aim to engage with…
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