This coming July 4, two Irish teachers, Orla Walshe and Anne Nagle, will be flying to Rwanda to facilitate two summer camps for disadvantaged children (one in the city and one in the countryside). They will be teaching English, arts and providing other assistance and support. The programmes also include computer literacy, sports, prayer, music,…
The lay organisation, ‘Homeless run’ told this paper that “in recent years, the number of homeless people has been increasing. There are now more than 10000 people, more than a third of them are children.” This number is supported by ‘The Dublin Region Homeless Executive’s most recent report (April 2024), which states that “more than…
The Government’s Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill is on its Second Stage debate in the Seanad. The aim of this bill is to “regulate the provision of any treatment or procedure for the purposes of surrogacy … for the purposes of stablishing or preserving the possibility of establishing a pregnancy and to prohibit AHR treatment…
“Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery and an assault on our human dignity. Ireland – north and south – is far from immune,” said the Irish Bishops In their Summer 2024 General Meeting, the Irish bishops discussed the plight of victims of human trafficking in Ireland, and the extent of this crime in society.…
June Chapman, a business professional in the greater Washington, D.C., area, has recently published her first book, Peace in the Waiting: When You Love People Who Don’t Love God. In it, Ms Chapman recognises the heartache believers feel over friends and family who don’t share their faith.“I felt that this book topic was important since…
Prominent religious campaigners have welcomed the result of the local elections which saw a record number of immigrant candidates gaining seats compared to a small number of anti-immigration campaigners. Founder of the Immigrant Council of Ireland Sr Stan Kennedy told The Irish Catholic the charity has been helping immigrants take part in the election as…
Concerns have arisen as Catholics express their intention to leave ‘X’ (Twitter) due to the platform’s Adult Content Policy changes which state that “Adult Content covers our approach to sharing consensual sexual content and adult nudity”. While globally there is a wave of faithful people contemplating deleting their ‘X’ accounts, Fr Paddy Byrne PP of…
On Sunday June 9, a Marian pilgrimage took place in the Church of Mary Immaculate of Inchicore, Co. Dublin, dedicated especially to people and families from different international communities of Dublin (Hispanic, Brazilian, Greek-Catholic, Filipino, African, Italian, Vietnamese and Polish communities). “You have enriched our society and our Church, here in Ireland. I have been…
Founded in 1924, The Disciples of the Divine Master community celebrated their 100th anniversary on Sunday, June 9. His Excellency Archbishop Luis Mariano, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland was the main celebrant of the Eucharist. The Mass was followed by refreshments in the Foxrock Parish Pastoral Centre in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Foxrock Parish.…
Catholic youth groups in Ireland have said they are experiencing a resurgence, drawing hundreds of young people to faith-based activities and community service. Bishop Fintan Gavin of Cork and Ross said the resurgence gives him hope: “I am very hopeful. We had last Sunday the Eucharistic procession and we had more than 4000 people. Many…