A senior figure in Catholic education in Ireland has warned of a “challenging” academic year ahead due especially to the lack of substitute teachers in Ireland. This comes as the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland warned that schools are under “enormous strain” with hundreds of teaching posts still unfilled ahead of the new term.…
The fact that Ireland is mission territory is underlined by the latest clerical changes in the Diocese of Clogher which includes the appointment of five African priests. The late Cardinal Tómas Ó Fiaich of Armagh’s prediction that African missionaries would eventually bring the Faith back to Ireland, a proposition that was met with mirth and…
Representatives from Ireland’s 26 dioceses will come together with pieces of a cross, each with a separate diocesan name, to build a dedicated ‘Cross for Vocations’ in Knock shrine today. A prayer ceremony on August 17 marks both the current ‘Year for Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood’, as well as the centrality of the Marian…
The vicar forane of Maui and Lanai has hailed as “miraculous” the survival of Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina, Hawaii in the wake of the devastating wildfires that have swept the region. At least 99 deaths had been reported as of the time this paper went to print, making the disaster the deadliest wildfire…
After the success of Alan Gilsenan’s documentary on the late Noel Browne, I’d like to suggest another person whose life would make a very fine subject for a screen documentary. Someone who deserves to be remembered in the annals of Irish life, although not now well known among younger generations. I’m thinking of Dr Cyril…
St Pope John Paul II’s insightful encyclical has yet to be studied and implemented as it should be, writes Carl Olson August 6 marked the 30th anniversary of St John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis Splendor (“The Splendour of Truth”). It is the first and only papal encyclical focused on moral theology. Its continued importance cannot…
It’s always been a bit of a conundrum to me that those who shout loudest about women having a ‘right to choose’ also often seem most adamantly opposed to actually giving women real choices. This is very evident in the debate around abortion pill reversal – a process by which doctors can prescribe progesterone to help a woman…
Over half of the attendees at the recent Youth 2000 summer festival were newcomers to one of the biggest events on the calendar for young Irish Catholics. Organisers expected a smaller turnout to the annual retreat, which took place at Clongowes Wood College in Co. Kildare , as a result of its close proximity to…
Fr Patrick Briscoe OP As I stood at the bars of the chilling confines of St Maximilian Kolbe‘s cell within the walls of Auschwitz, I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by an inexplicable mix of emotions. The gravity of the place and the memory it held were inescapable. And yet, at the same time, a…
Porsche has apologised after it received significant backlash following its decision to airbrush a famous statue of Jesus Christ out of a promotional video. The iconic car brand was criticised after releasing an advertisement celebrating 60 years of the Porsche 911 that edited out Lisbon’s famous ‘Cristo Rei’ – a statue of Jesus Christ that…
Mary Kenny