Inés San Martín During a visit to the Italian city of Loreto on Monday past, Pope Francis signed a new document dedicated to youth and called on people to remember the importance of the family for society. According to tradition, the Nazareth home of the Holy Family was transported to the city of Loreto in the…
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…
Young pilgrims are the ‘lifeblood’ of an ancient Irish site, writes Colm Fitzpatrick There aren’t many Irish historical events or places that elicit more of a reaction or moment of nostalgia than the Lough Derg pilgrimage; the mere mention of this 5th Century island usually evokes memories of fatigue and hunger, but also respite…
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…
Chai Brady discusses the challenges of memory loss Our life experience can give hope and security, teaching many lessons and offering a chance to reflect and grow, but when memories become fuzzy and things are harder to recall either in the short or long term this can certainly be an intimidating and scary process.…
Questions of Faith One of the most common reasons people decide to leave the Church is because of the internal corruption that runs to even the upper echelons of the hierarchy. The decision to leave for this particular reason is one that everybody can sympathise with, even the most ardent and devout believers. All too…
Colm Fitzpatrick
Chai Brady