St Januarius’ blood liquefies for the second time in 2021 The blood of St Januarius, patron of the Italian city of Naples, liquefied for the second time this year. The miraculous event took place in the city’s Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary during morning Mass on September 19, the saint’s feast day. Before the…
The Diocese of Dromore has vowed that it will commit whatever resources are available to a new redress scheme for survivors of clerical sexual abuse. Archbishop Eamon Martin made the commitment in Newry today (Wednesday) while announcing the formation of an independent panel and insisted that the process will be managed by a third party…
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has joined with leaders of other Christian traditions in Ireland in appealing for “prayerful support” from congregations for a service to mark the centenary of partition after it provoked controversy. The ceremony is due to be held in Armagh, October 21, and was due to be attended by Britain’s Queen…
A prominent historian who advises the Government about contentious commemorations has rejected claims by President Michael D. Higgins that an ecumenical service to mark partition is political in nature. Dr Eamon Phoenix said next month’s service in Armagh organised by the main Christian traditions on the island, which President Higgins has refused to attend, was…
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Neymar reportedly receives €6.5 million a year for avoiding any “political or religious” propaganda that might ruin the club’s image. The ‘ethical clause’ also stops the 29-year-old from expressing any “negative public comments about the club” and asks for “exemplary” behaviour from the footballer. The clause also reportedly said…
Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops, and a leading Presbyterian clergyman, have urged the Irish Government to offer complete and immediate redress to the thousands of people whose homes have been affected by the mica/pyrite crisis. Numerous family homes have been seriously damaged because defective building blocks were used in their construction. Their calls…
The president of the Irish Catholic Doctors Learning Network (ICDLN) has said that he’s “very grateful to the Irish episcopal council for their permission” to rebrand as the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). Dr Keith Holmes of the CMA said the move was “big for us” and that it lends “us a greater sense of legitimacy”.…
The Legion of Mary founder believed the documents that came from Vatican II were “an endorsement of what the Legion stood for”, Frank Duff’s biographer said. Historian Dr Finola Kennedy told The Irish Catholic that, while he didn’t “get up and speak” at the council, it is possible he had an “indirect influence”. “At the…
Delays in responses from the HSE’s schools Covid-19 helpline have added to stress levels in an “extra-challenging” start to the school year. “The HSE’s response times need to improve, it’s causing unacceptable stress-levels for principals,” warned Seamus Mulconry, General Secretary for the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA). “Though it’s only September, principals have told…
Catherine Corless is greatly to be admired for her work revealing the extremely distressing facts about the Tuam Mother and Baby home, and she has now told her own story in an autobiography, Belonging. Ms Corless rebuffs the suggestion, which was included in the report of the commission on Tuam, that “it was us, society,…
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