This year is the third in a row that Youth 2000’s summer festival will be online. But while the traditional residential retreat isn’t possible, the organisers are working hard to bring young people together “who love the Lord, who love the faith, who love the Church”, the national director of Youth 2000 tells me. Confession…
What is probably the Vatican’s highest stakes trial yet began last week, featuring a cast of both new and familiar characters being indicted for an array of financial crimes. However, a surprising face reappeared on the sidelines. For those who followed the 2015-2016 “Vatileaks 2” saga, which culminated with four people being charged over the…
Boko Haram sympathisers and others who support Nigeria being an Islamic State are stalling the fight against militants in the West African country, a local priest has said. According to Fr George Ehusani, a priest of the Diocese of Lokoja and executive director of the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, many of those secretly backing the…
Boris Johnson is what’s known as a ‘Marmite’ politician. Voters either loathe him – or they warm to his bonhomie, boosterism, and even dishevelled appearance. His errors include a careless and arguably duplicitous approach to the Irish border in the context of Brexit – agreeing to a border in the Irish Sea, and then somehow…
The Covid-19 pandemic has become a monolith in our minds, spreading like a blanket over the entire globe. But its smothering embrace is not as uniform as we might think. Each country and region faces its own, unique challenges. I spoke to missionaries in Taiwan, Cambodia and Uganda about their experiences, which were a mix…
Botanic gardens offer free family tours The National Botanic Gardens is offering free tours, specially designed to engage children as well as grown-ups. While the glasshouses remain closed to the public, the gardens in the 19.5 hectare estate are open to visit. The tour promises visitors will “discover some rare and fascinating plants and hear…
Following contact by a parishioner based in Cavan, Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore diocese confirmed he would meet with pro-life groups to discuss future collaborations. Local Catholic Liam DePaor shared the response he received from the diocesan secretary with The Irish Catholic. It read: “Bishop Martin wishes to acknowledge your email and to say that…
An Irish priest established St Simon’s Church, which recently burned to the ground in Glasgow and has been mourned extensively by locals and around the world. Fr Daniel Gallagher oversaw the construction of the famed church, which began life as St Peter’s Church, in 1852. A fire consumed the building in the early hours of…
A new report claims that most major social media platforms fail to remove more than 80% of anti-Semitic posts from their sites. The Center for Countering Digital Hatred (CCDH) said it collected and reported 714 posts containing anti-Jewish hatred, which had collectively been viewed at least 7.3 million times. The research covered Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,…
The Lord of the Rings Amazon series premiere date has been revealed as September 2, 2022, to the delight of fans across the world. Filming was completed on the first season of the show August 2 in New Zealand, with Amazon releasing the first official image from the series to coincide with the milestone. “On…
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