The voices of people opposed to the introduction of assisted suicide must be fairly heard, the chair of a Government committee discussing the topic has insisted. Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on assisted suicide, Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae, told The Irish Catholic newspaper that it’s of “vital importance” that this committee does its work “in an…
Personal encounter is needed to win people to Christ, as the “virtualisation of evangelisation” risks weakened outreach, the Vatican’s head of evangelisation told a Maynooth gathering. To evangelise, the Church must offer spaces for “interpersonal encounter”, Archbishop Rino Fisichella said at the launch of the Year for Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood on Tuesday, April…
Pro-life politicians have criticised a review into the State’s abortion law that contains recommendations to implement drastic changes, such as the removal of the three-day waiting period and decriminalisation of doctors acting outside of the abortion law. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, independent Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan said that the recommendations are “very worrying…
After Anglican clergy celebrated the Eucharist in Rome’s Basilica of St John Lateran, an Irish ecumenist said it was “not ideal, but not a disaster”. His comments come after Anglican Bishop Jonathan Baker of Fulham, a suffragan bishop with responsibility for Anglo-Catholic parishes in the dioceses of London and Southwark that have requested not to…
A Pauline priest has recommended the Faithful watch a new film based on a famous exorcist which was partially filmed in Ireland. However, he adds they should take the “horror aspect” with a grain of salt. Russel Crowe stars in The Pope’s Exorcist which was released in Ireland on Good Friday and is based on…
Parental choice must be respected and schools in the North should not be “scapegoated” as a cause of division, the leader of Aontú has said in a debate on integrated education. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster this week, Peadar Tóibín TD said integrated education “is a wonderful component of the education system” but defended the…
One of the key planks of the Good Friday Agreement, the 25th anniversary of which we celebrate this month, was the idea of parity of esteem. In short, that no identity would be exaggerated in the region at the expense of another. We don’t need to rehearse the history, but the first 50 years or…
The Capuchin Day Centre appointed a CEO for the first time in its history on April 21, after Bro. Kevin Crowley retired last year. The new CEO, Mr Brian Friel, has extensive experience in the homelessness sector, having worked on the senior management team of the Peter McVerry Trust and also volunteered at the day…
As humanity grows in knowledge, it’s possible that we will forget the humbling and essential role of mystery in life, writes Jason Osborne Existence itself is a mystery, so it should come as no surprise that our lives are full of mystery too. By the grace of God, we Catholics know a great many things…
The Irish Government is on “a sectarian path” by not including non-Catholic schools in their abuse scoping inquiry, the head of Journalism in Griffith College has said. Dr Niall Meehan welcomed the fact several TDs have raised the issue of non-Catholic schools being left out of the inquiry, most recently by Labour TD Aodhán Ó…
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