Abuse inquiry must hold all schools accountable

Chai Brady and Brandon Scott The Government’s statutory inquiry into abuse must include all schools or “rapidly lose credibility” the Head of the Journalism in Griffith College Dublin has warned. Following the publication of a scoping inquiry into religious run Catholic schools last week Dr Niall Meehan told The Irish Catholic that the Commission of…

New Maori Queen in New Zealand is Catholic

The Maori people, the Indigenous population of mainland New Zealand, have crowned a new queen after the death of their king — and she’s Catholic. King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII died on August 30 at the age of 69. His death came days after his 18th anniversary as king of the Kingitanga, also known as…

Iraqi Christians are leaving their homeland once again

The exodus of Iraqi Christians from their ancestral homeland is once again making headlines. Many families are fleeing the country, seeking refuge in neighbouring nations as a temporary stopover before heading to distant destinations such as Australia. Some believe this new wave of emigration began in late 2023 following a tragic fire in Bakhdida in northern Iraq.…

Diocese commences lay funeral ministry

The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly has recently commenced a lay funeral ministry initiative, which hopes to equip lay parishioners with the necessary skills to undertake a wide range of roles during funerals in the archdiocese. Speaking to The Irish Catholic in the aftermath of the archdiocese’s invitation to parishioners who are interested in the…

Freedom of Catholic schools being reduced

Our readers are likely, by now, to be familiar with the offensive, and some may say, racist, section in a Junior Certificate textbook that depicted a ‘traditional’ Irish family as a plastic Paddy-type trope in contrast to a multi-cultural uber-progressive family. The publishers, EdCo – the Educational Company of Ireland – has apologised for this…

Venezuelan dictator decrees October 1 to be start of Christmas season

“This year, in homage and gratitude to you, I am going to decree that the Christmas season [begins] on October 1,” declared Nicolás Maduro, leader of the ruling socialist regime in Venezuela, September 2 on national television. “For everyone, Christmas has arrived with peace, happiness, and security,” Maduro added. According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo,…

Left with uncompromising ideologies…

Letter of the week Left with uncompromising ideologies… Dear Editor, I find it disturbing that a Junior Cert school book presenting a course that aims at promoting inclusion, has had a cartoon and write-up depicting traditional Irish families as boring, wearing Aran jumpers, red heads, knowing nothing of the world outside their immediate surroundings or…