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Over €2 million spent on Edmund Rice projects

“ERD will ensure people living in poverty are at the centre of everything we do and every decision we make”.

2017.08.16.

Zimbabwe honours “dedicated missionary and man of God”

Fr Paschal Slevin’s life as a Catholic missionary “highlights his basic humanitarian, rather than strictly political, contribution to the quality of life of the citizens of his adopted country.”

2017.08.16.

MSC and Loreto collaborate in South Sudan

One of the world’s poorest countries before the conflict erupted in 2013, South Sudan is now facing violence, illness and extreme poverty, which are destroying the lives of millions.

2017.08.15.

Delegation of bishops welcomes new Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo is the first African to hold the role of Papal Nuncio to Ireland.

2017.08.15.

Stormont should bring in Irish Language Act, says Bishop of Raphoe

I would like to see DUP supporters and other people beginning to find some affinity with the Irish language and not see it as a threat.

2017.08.14.

Child homeless census figures alarm SVP

Children aged under four are now the single largest age group experiencing homelessness, with Census 2016 identifying 765 homeless preschoolers.

2017.08.14.

Red hat for Bishop Nulty as €10m college extension gets under way

Extended but never modernised, during the freezes of 2010 and 2011, some of the rooms were no warmer than 4 °C.

2017.08.13.

Former Taoiseach John Bruton to give keynote address at Daniel O’Connell Summer School

The summer school takes places annually to commemorate the memory of the former MP and founder of Catholic Emancipation in Ireland.

2017.08.13.

Legacy of Limerick bishop to be celebrated at special conference

On 13th October 2017, Limerick Diocesan Archives and the Department of History, Mary Immaculate College, will host a one-day conference to assess the legacy of Bishop Edward Thomas O’Dwyer of Limerick, on the centenary of his death.

2017.08.12.

ACP backing for priest’s stance over male-only diaconate

Call for every diocese in the country to hold off on the introduction of the permanent diaconate until the Vatican’s commission on women deacons has made its report.

2017.08.12.

Pakistani state funeral for Catholic nun who made fighting leprosy her life’s work

It is the first time that a Catholic has received this honour in the predominantly Muslim country.

2017.08.11.

Focus Ireland welcomes publication of new homeless data

“This census data ... demolishes many of the myths that people have about ‘the homeless’. It shows that people who are homeless look very much like everyone else in the population.”

2017.08.11.

Redemptorist decries “unkempt” TDs in the Dáil

Public discourse and the media in Ireland have become “coarse” in recent years warns Fr Tony Flannery.

2017.08.10.

New camino for Ireland

From a historical point of view it is the route that Irish pilgrims would have taken from the 1200s to the 1500s. The Mayor of Waterford walked the Camino twice in 1483 and 1493 and his tomb has the Camino shell sculptured into it.

2017.08.10.

BAI rejects complaints on Late Late Show “haunted bread” comments

"The degree of offence may have been minimised if the presenter had demonstrated greater sensitivity to the potential for offence,” stated the BAI.

2017.08.09.

Church Support Group hosts international eConference on hope

Viewers in Ireland and the UK can view one of the world’s largest online conferences which will be addressed by a host of high profile international commentators and experts.

2017.08.09.

New translation of the missal in Irish due in the autumn: Primate

Archbishop Eamon Martin would like to see more parishes, not just those in the Gaeltacht, introduce regular Sunday worship in the Irish language.

2017.08.08.

Gun attack on Nigerian Catholic church leaves 11 dead

“The gunmen came thinking that their target was in the church but he was not.”

2017.08.08.

Day of wonder in Letterkenny as Raphoe gets new bishop

We stand for universal truths and values that are drawn from our personal encounter with the joy of God’s love.

2017.08.07.

Pray for artists is the Pope’s intention in August

“That artists of our time, through their creativity, may help us discover the beauty of creation.”

2017.08.07.

Platinum Jubilee for Papua New Guinea missionary

Until recently, 96-year-old Fr Norman Davitt cycled 10 miles or more every day.

2017.08.06.

Housing Charity Respond! planning to build new social houses in Kildare

“We will continue to vigorously pursue and identify sites and suitable projects for social housing in order to help alleviate Ireland’s current housing and homelessness crisis,” says Respond! CEO Declan Dunne.

2017.08.06.

You can’t destroy one human being in the hope of saving another

“Human beings that are vulnerable and unable to consent should not be exposed to research which involves significant risk to themselves,” says Chairman of Irish bishops’ consultative group on bioethics.

2017.08.05.

Archbishop of Cashel & Emly calls for more to be done for African famine and refugee crisis

“At a time when a record number of people around the world are displaced by violence, the international community needs to stand behind international law to ensure safety for people who have been forced to flee as a result of famine or civil unrest.”

2017.08.05.

The Pope Video – August 2017 – For Artists

That artists of our time, through their creativity, may help us discover the beauty of creation.

2017.08.04.

More married people, but marriage in decline, says Iona

Census 2016 Households and Families report shows 9 per cent rise in separated and divorced in Ireland.

2017.08.04.

Future lies in tapping into spirit of God, says Jesuit trailblazer

“It is an amazing privilege to be asked to be the centre of unity for a local Church,” says CatholicIreland founder, Fr Alan McGuckian SJ in advance of episcopal ordination.

2017.08.04.

Pro-life group gets backing of Advertising Standards Authority NI

“The ASA have examined our calculations and backed our figure ... This independent verification is a real endorsement of our campaign.”

2017.08.03.

Rapid-build housing offers a way out of homelessness – Peter McVerry Trust

Peter McVerry Trust hopes to see rapid-build housing play a bigger role in addressing homelessness in the future.

2017.08.03.

Parents bear the brunt, finds Barnardos school costs survey

“Education unlocks potential but the State is denying many children the key because it is failing to see its fundamental role in ensuring the education system is adequately funded to ensure all children have what they need to learn the curriculum.”

2017.08.02.
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