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Sinéad Hussey of RTÉ reports: The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland is seeking a meeting with the Minister for Health over a “draconian” move to outlaw public mass…

Brendan Hoban writing in the Western People argues that as long as Bishops don’t listen to people and priests “we (as church) relegate ourselves to the sidelines because we present ourselves as controlling and demanding, refusing to listen or engage with the issue.”
Brendan also suggests that there is a crying need for competent church people to be used to communicate effectively with media and public. “Not every bishop is blessed with the ability to think on his feet or to manage the combination of words that does justice to what he wants to say.”

An audio clip of Brendan Hoban speaking about the referendum results on MidWest Radio’s “Faith Alive”..

Dance as though no one is watching. Symphony: ‘Symphony’ by Clean Bandit, is familiar to all. The words, in the song too, are rather appropriate. Rose Ayling-Ellis was magnificent. She…

The Tablet reports: More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a…

Western People 3.12.24 I remember well the famous election of 1977 when Jack Lynch led the Fianna Fáil party to a landslide victory with 84 seats and a whopping 21-seat…