Exclusive There is a “crisis” among young people who “we are losing to self-harm, through addiction and reckless actions”, the Bishop of Derry has warned. Bishop Donal McKeown told The Irish Catholic that “our priests are constantly burying young people who die for want of a reason for living”, while also saying the Church…
Exclusive Named a GAA All-Star last week, Tyrone man Niall Morgan is open and frank about the ups and downs of living a life of Faith. Opening up about the sorrow of miscarriage, the All-Star and primary school principal said that people should “trust in Faith” during difficult times. Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning goalkeeper said that before their first child his wife lost…
Irish bishops have underlined the necessity for a new “Church culture” that needs “a conversion that is personal, spiritual and pastoral”, following the conclusion of the second major ‘Synod on Synodality’ in Rome. The month-long session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality ended on October 26 and involved 368 delegates…
Some dioceses and parishes will not survive financially in the future and while there is “pain in letting go” passing on the Faith is more important, the Primate of All Ireland has said. Simply “ensuring that the next generation of Irish people believe in God” is the reality the Church is facing, not the expensive upkeep of…
The Archbishop of Armagh has said now is not the time for a border poll on Irish unity due to the current state of political flux on the island of Ireland and Europe. His comments came before a new poll published on Tuesday revealed that support for the union dropped below 50% for the first…
Discussions regarding the possible buy out and takeover of Veritas Ltd by another major religious publisher, St Pauls Ireland, have broken down, The Irish Catholic understands. Veritas stated this week on Twitter that its branch in Blanchardstown, Dublin will now close. Veritas announced their wind-down in February last, saying it would be complete by the end of the year with the…
10 years on it is a strange but privileged vocation to be a bishop nowadays, Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Chai Brady The Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh was one of the last bishops to be appointed by Pope Benedict in January 2013, he says someone quipped that the former pope then “took…
A pro-life activist has said “no law will stop us defending” unborn babies at a ‘Life-Chain’ rally in Belfast over the weekend. Bernie Smyth, director of Precious Life, said that abortion is “barbaric”, and its effects will prove detrimental throughout society. Ms Smyth was speaking ahead of a minute’s silence for the 8,490 babies aborted…
The Primate of All Ireland has said he is “alarmed” by the ongoing debates around school SPHE textbooks and training which include controversial lessons around gender ideology and sexuality, adding the Church has not approved the use of these resources. Speaking exclusively to The Irish Catholic Archbishop Eamon Martin has said that no SPHE (Social Personal and Health Education) or RSE…
Irish missionaries continue to uphold dignity and human rights in some of the most challenging countries across the world, particularly where “there’s a lot of suffering”. The Director of the Loreto Sisters mission in Rumbek, South Sudan, who runs two schools and a healthcare clinic said that “over the years we’ve had different wars in…