Jason Osborne Chelsea FC striker Olivier Giroud [pictured] was seen sporting a jersey over the weekend which read, “Choose Jesus, Eternal Life”. While this was set against Chelsea’s defeat at the hands of Arsenal, the star seeks his solace elsewhere. The French national and world cup-winner is a staunch Christian and has expressed his faith in…
A Dublin pub has been helping parents come together to celebrate their child’s Confirmation this week by opening early and livestreaming the event. Due to the coronavirus some parents haven’t been able to attend Confirmation ceremonies, with only the sponsor being allowed in some churches. After being asked by the parents of children receiving Confirmation…
EPIC, the Irish emigration museum, has removed a photograph of abortion activist Margaret Sanger from its buildings after a complaint about her racist and eugenicist views. Ms Sanger, the daughter of Irish emigrants to the US, was recently “cancelled” by American-based abortion provider Planned Parenthood due to her “racist legacy”. In light of this decision,…
The proud Derry man had to do Daniel O’Connell’s work all over again writes Dr Martin Mansergh For most people in Ireland, John Hume was the guide throughout the northern conflict who advocated the necessity of a peaceful political resolution. It was one that demanded a fundamental rebalancing of institutions to reflect the fact of…
An Irish expert in dialogue between Catholics and Muslims has said the protest and negativity regarding the Archbishop of Dublin’s attendance at a Muslim celebration at Croke Park is “misplaced”. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was met with screaming protestors outside Croke Park and has received criticism online for attending Eid al-Adha, one of two Islamic holidays…
Jason Osborne Just 385 general practitioners have signed up to the Government’s controversial scheme to carry out abortions despite handsome financial rewards for doing so. This stands against a backdrop of 3,496 GPs currently practicing in Ireland, which makes the percentage of GPs who’ve signed up to perform abortion in the country 11.01% of the…
An unidentified man threw a firebomb into a chapel of Managua’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, severely damaging the chapel and a devotional image of Christ more than three centuries old. “This was a planned act, very calmly planned,” Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes of Managua said. “So I want to say it clearly: it…
Three of Ireland’s largest aid agencies, Concern, Trócaire and GOAL, have teamed up with the Government to implement a €1.5 million Covid response plan that aims to support 400,000 people. At the project’s launch last week, Ambassador of Ireland Lesley Ni Bhriain praised the “essential response work” the three charities will carry out in Sierra Leone.…
It is none of my business whether Catholic friends and neighbours attend weekly Mass or not. After all, I spent formative years in France where I was told by a Catholic father of seven children that he only attended Mass occasionally, saying: “Je suis Catholique, mais je ne suis pas fanatique!” This French paterfamilias evidently…
Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalise the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In a statement issued on July 29, the bishops argued that the Scottish Government’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Bill could lead to censorship of Catholic teaching. Commenting on the submission of the bill, the Director…
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