The Holy See says a Vatican judge has formally closed an investigation on missing Italian teenager, Emanuela Orlandi, which was opened last year. The investigation authorised the opening of two tombs in the cemetery of the Teutonic College, which sits on Vatican-owned property, at the request of the family of the girl who disappeared in…
Independent NUI Senator Rónan Mullen has accused the national broadcaster of editorialising around ethics. A report on RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland on Tuesday referred to controversial academic Peter Singer as a “world-renowned ethicist”. Reacting on social media, Senator Mullen described this as “editorialising”. “Some of his views (e.g. on people with disability) are controversial…
The View There was a tragic case recently in Mullingar when the wrong body was given to a family for burial. It was spotted by a mortician when a name on a body bag matched that of someone whose remains had allegedly already been collected by a funeral director. Imagine the distress of the…
Chai Brady discusses Mater Dei’s findings on the religious feelings of young people North and South The need for religious education and research on young people’s relationship with religion is more important than ever to dispel myths and understand how they really feel, according to the Director of the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic…
Our Catholic Faith can prevent us from slipping back into old habits, writes Bairbre Cahill There has been much talk about how we will never be the same again after this Covid-19 pandemic. It seems unlikely – and indeed in many ways undesirable – that we would return to what we previously thought of…
While many priests and religious are in the frontline comforting and consoling those suffering from coronavirus and their loved ones, an Irish Dominican friar who is a trained doctor is back treating patients with Covid-19. Bro. Chris Gault OP, who has been studying for the priesthood with the Dominicans, has returned to his native Belfast…
The founding fathers of the Catholic Faith in Australia were honoured by the Sydney Archdiocese via live-stream Mass last weekend. The Mass took place on Sunday, May 3 at Saint Mary’s Cathedral and marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the country’s first sanctioned priests – Irish-born Fr John Joseph Therry and Fr Philip…
Some Christians will never sacrifice respectability to speak out against what is popular, writes David Quinn The Catholic bishops of Germany have admitted in a new document that they did not do enough to resist the Nazis during the war. The 23-page report says: “Inasmuch as the bishops did not oppose the war with…
Priests in Mexico have been threatened with death by phone calls from alleged members of the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG), according to local media reports. The diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas informed authorities last week that Fr Marcelo Perez, his family and members of the Parochial Council of San Antonio of Padua…
RóiseMcGagh gives some ideas on celebrating the ancient Irish festival of Bealtaine Bealtaine is the word for May in Irish, it marks an ancient festival, one of the most significant historic dates in Ireland. It is also known as a month to celebrate and pray to Our Lady. At the moment, gathering for Bealtaine is…
Breda O'Brien
Chai Brady
Bairbre Cahill
David Quinn