A Catholic leader has called for an end to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, telling EWTN last week that the accused in such cases are “guilty before even [having] an opportunity to prove themselves”. A court in Punjab recently sentenced Ehsan Shan to death for sharing “hateful content” against Muslims on social media. Last year, when locals…
Speaking to The Irish Catholic at the Rally for Life in Dublin, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan said politicians had opened the floodgates to abortion despite promising “repeatedly” that it would be “safe, legal and rare”. “Well I would say two things about that. They are not safe for the baby and they are certainly not rare.…
GAA legend Mickey Harte (72) stepped down as Derry senior football manager after just under a year it was announced on Monday. Mr Harte, who has long been open and outspoken about his Catholic Faith, was pictured just a few days before the announcement attending the Rally for Life in Dublin [pictured right]. While Derry…
Matt Letourneau This Thursday, Seanad Éireann will debate the new Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2024, introduced by Senator Rónán Mullen last week. According to Mr Mullen, “this Bill would require online providers of pornographic material to carry out strict age verification to ensure that U-18s cannot access their material.” The proposed…
Human trafficking: a crime against humanity Dear Editor, I was deeply moved by the recent article discussing the escalating issue of human trafficking and the call for increased parish involvement in combating this grave injustice. Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ stark observation that “things are getting worse” underlines the urgent need for action within our communities [The…
A distinguished cadre of British public figures is calling upon the Holy See to preserve what they describe as the “magnificent” cultural artifact of the Catholic Church’s Traditional Latin Mass. In 2021 Pope Francis placed sweeping restrictions on the celebration of Mass using the 1962 Roman Missal, known also as the extraordinary form of the Roman rite…
It was a curious feature of the erstwhile British government that, despite the ruling party being officially named the ‘Conservative and Unionist Party’, the higher-ups in London showed very little interest in the part of the United Kingdom on the northeast of this island. The role of Secretary of State for the North has never…
The Catholic leader responsible for a world-famous and much beloved Marian healing shrine in France has ordered measures to lower the visibility of mosaic artwork by an accused serial rapist, but has stopped short – for the time being – of ordering the removal of the art. Fr Marko Rupnik is accused of abusing dozens…
Dear Editor, Fr Rolheiser wrote (The Irish Catholic 20/6/2024): “How we die leaves behind a legacy, a particular spirit, which either nurtures or haunts those left behind”. Reading that I thought of Charlie Bird and Rob Burrow. They suffered and died from Motor Neuron Disease which is a debilitating condition that is very demeaning, horrifying…
The international organisation We Are Church (WAC) released an open letter to Pope Francis, requesting full equality of women, including ordination, to be included in the October 2024 Synod. “You have rightly called the Church to walk together in communion, participation and mission”, the letter reads. WAC also said that women are being kept in…