Parishioners in Derry are “totally appalled” that a dissident paramilitary group would target their estate with a car bomb, a local priest has said. Fr Joe Gormley of Creggan told The Irish Catholic that the car bomb which exploded in his parish earlier this month has “frightened” residents, and particularly children given their lack of…
Today’s young people follow the crowd as much as their predecessors did, writes David Quinn We should beware of romanticising any particular generation of people. At the end of the day, people are simply people, a mixture of good and bad, no matter how old or young they are. Nonetheless, people are shaped by…
Pro-life TD Peadar Tóibín has announced the name of his new political party as Aontú – which means unity and consent. The name was unveiled on Twitter ahead of a public meeting in Belfast on Monday night. The Meath West TD said the city was chosen for the formal announcement because it was the birthplace…
School principals and teachers are on the “frontline” in combating many of Ireland’s current social problems, a Catholic education spokesperson has said. According to Seamus Mulconry of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association, every social issue that has affected the country, such as homelessness, “hits schools first” and teaching staff need more “resources and support”…
Pope Francis has said he is opposed to the idea of optional priestly celibacy in the Latin rite, and he would consider it only for very remote places if a serious need existed. “Personally, I think that celibacy is a gift to the Church,” the Pope said on Monday. “I would say that I do…
Elise Harris At Sunday’s closing Mass for World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama, it was announced that the next edition of the international festival dubbed the ‘Catholic Woodstock’ will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. While there are undoubtedly multiple reasons, it’s hard not to start with the fact Lisbon is less than an hour’s…
Homelessness Supplement 2019 Support from Cork Simon can transform lives, Greg Daly learns Becoming homeless and having to rely on emergency accommodation in his home city seven years ago was a desperate experience for Garry, a native of Cork City. “Some weeks you might get a bed three nights out of seven so you…
Homelessness Supplement 2019 While progress is being made on the homelessness crisis, much more needs to be done, Greg Daly reports Just over four years ago, Ireland seemed to reach a watershed moment in its attitude to homelessness, as the death of Jonathan Corrie just metres away from Leinster House shocked the nation. Despite…
Hundreds of thousands of young people and religious descended upon Panama City last week to celebrate faith and friendship, with the hope of also catching a glimpse of Pope Francis. Running from January 22-27, World Youth Day 2019 saw an incredible number of pilgrims travelling to the Catholic country as part of the festival, presided…
A prominent Christian actress was among the winners of the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last weekend. The superhero movie Black Panther took away the prize for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Guyanese-born British actress Letitia Wright (25, pictured), who plays Princess Shuri, the hero’s inventor-sister, has already…
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