Parishes tackle ‘significant challenge’ identifying Catholic foster carers
Parishes and dioceses across the North are promoting foster care as the Health & Social care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) has warned of “significant challenges” in identifying families from a Catholic background willing to foster or adopt children. The post Parishes tackle ‘significant challenge’ identifying Catholic foster carers appeared first on The Irish Catholic.
Veritas a ‘huge loss’
Publishers and authors have described the announcement that Veritas, the publishing arm of the Irish bishops’ conference, is to wind down this year with the loss of 80 jobs as a “huge loss”. The post Veritas a ‘huge loss’ appeared first on The Irish Catholic.
Almost 400 Derry diocese students receive JPII Awards
Almost 400 young people from Derry diocese received the Pope John Paul II Award at a ceremony in St Eugene’s Cathedral on February 7. The guest speaker, Alexander McLean alongside Bishop Donal McKeown, patron of the Award, presented the Award to 381 young people from all over the diocese of Derry and beyond. Three people… […]
In Short
Sacraments must be celebrated ‘validly’ – bishop The sacraments need to be celebrated “validly” as well as nicely, Bishop Kevin Doran has said after the Vatican released a new document on the importance of the celebrating the sacraments well. Gestis verbisque (Deeds and Words), released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF),… […]
John Bruton – Views of a compassionate statesman
Former Taoiseach John Bruton, who was laid to rest on Saturday at the age of 76, has been praised as a compassionate statesman and a committed Christian. A regular contributor to The Irish Catholic, here are a selection of his views the defining issues in Ireland over the last decade. Former Taoiseach hits out at… […]
Taylor Swift’s traditional Catholic Super Bowl
Speculation has been stirred about pop-superstar Taylor Swift’s Catholic future after she was pictured celebrating at the recent Super Bowl with two celebrity Catholics. The post Taylor Swift’s traditional Catholic Super Bowl appeared first on The Irish Catholic.
Bishop Alan McGuckian and Sr Denise Boyle on all things Synod
Recently elected Bishop of Down and Connor, Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ spoke with Sr Denise Boyle, an Irish Franciscan sister who is the Director of the Global Action Programme of Mercy International Association about the impact of synodality on the Church’s mission, the role he played at the Synod in Rome as an elected member… […]
Accord prepared 7,262 couples for marriage across Ireland in 2023
New data from Accord, the agency of the Irish bishops’ conference concerned with supporting the sacrament of marriage, shows that 7,262 couples were prepared for the Sacrament of marriage across the island of Ireland in 2023, and the figure for 2022 was 7,470 couples. The post Accord prepared 7,262 couples for marriage across Ireland in […]
The qualities of love: 6 ways to better understand an overused word
Carl Olson Pop quiz: How many commandments did Jesus give? It’s a tricky question, since we know Jesus made clear he came to fulfil the law and that his teaching and actions were aimed at the completion – not the abolition – of the commandments (cf. Mt 5:17-20). But what commandments did he give?… […]
We get the politicians we deserve
As local and European elections loom, pro-life supporters can play a part in influencing the outcome writes Eilís Mulroy A recent Sunday Independent poll asked members of the public what were the issues of most concern to them and which will influence how they vote at election time. Issues like immigration, health and housing were top… […]