Bishop John McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore and chair of the Council for Justice & Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, today presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, on the subject of ‘The ongoing Persecution of...
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Catholic Social Justice groups call for change of direction in Budget 2013
Seven Catholic social justice groups have today issued a joint appeal to Government for a change in direction in the forthcoming budget to bring us closer to creating a society where respect for the dignity of every person, fairness, solidarity and the common good are the key underpinning values.
Address by Bishop Noel Treanor at annual joint meeting of the CJP and NICCOSA
“As we approach the second anniversary of the publication of the Murphy Report, I want to acknowledge the impact of the findings of such reports on the wider Church community … It is also important to state that as bishops, as human beings, we too know and experience that anger, that disappointment, that bewilderment and pain in our struggle to provide listening and leadership through this time of enormous challenge” – Bishop Treanor
Council for Justice and Peace opposes cuts to Sunday pay and criticises bonus culture
Cutting Sunday premium pay will further undermine the vital recognition of Sunday as a day of rest and, for many in our society, a sacred day of prayer.
Northern Ireland Catholic Council on Social Affairs (NICCOSA) hosts a discussion on the common good ahead of elections in Northern Ireland
PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2011 Northern Ireland Catholic Council on Social Affairs (NICCOSA) hosts a discussion on the common good ahead of elections in Northern Ireland ‘Over 100, 000 children in Northern Ireland live in poverty. This is unacceptable. For every citizen...
Addresses by Bishop Noel Treanor and Mr Cormac Wilson, at launch of ‘Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland’
PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2010 Addresses by Bishop Noel Treanor and Mr Cormac Wilson, at launch of Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland, Belfast City Hall Let me take this opportunity to appeal for a new mobilisation of voluntary participation to tackle poverty in...
Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Social Affairs calls for new measures to protect women from the violence of trafficking
PRESS RELEASE25 November 2009 Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Social Affairs calls for new measures to protect women from the violence of trafficking The United Nations has declared today, 25 November 2009, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...
Seminar on Violence in Irish Society
PRESS RELEASE 25 September 2009 Seminar on Violence in Irish Society “There is a clear need for all of us to actively engage with [the problem of violence] … As a society we need to replace a culture of violence with a renewed sense of justice, responsibility and...
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launches Who is my Neighbour?
PRESS RELEASE 12 June 2009 Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launches Who is my Neighbour? Today at Veritas House, Lower Abbey St., Dublin, Most Rev Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, launched the publication Who is My Neighbour? from the Irish Commission for Justice and...
ICJSA launches position paper on poverty in contemporary Ireland
PRESS RELEASE 19 January 2009 Embargoed until 1pm ICJSA launches position paper In the Wake of the Celtic Tiger: Poverty in Contemporary Ireland We caution that those who benefited least from the progress of recent years will pay the heaviest price - ICJSA National...
Build peace with justice immediately in Gaza – Bishop Field
PRESS RELEASE 14 January 2009 Build peace with justice immediately in Gaza – Bishop Field Note: related photograph for your publication now available from the Catholic Communications Office Concluding a week long visit of solidarity to the Holy Land, Bishop Raymond...
ICJSA calls for action on violence in the Congo
PRESS RELEASE 14 December 2008 ICJSA Bishop calls for Irish Government action to assist Congolese women and girls who are subject to gender-specific violence Action in response to sexual violence is a moral imperative that cannot be ignored by all who believe in the...
Synodality and Evangelisation are the two sides of the same coin - Cardinal Grech
What is most encouraging the integrity of the process - Julieann Moran & Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon
"We were greatly encouraged that we were not alone" - Bishop Fintan Monahan
"There was a real sense that people feel they have gifts they want to offer " - Prof Anna Rowlands
Building Hope - Moving Forward in 2023
What you could sense was a deep love for the Church
What we heard from Catholics from around the world - Austen Ivereigh
"I just feel a great sense of gratitude" - National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"We have been coming to this day since the Second Vatican Council" National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"It reaffirmed the work that was done in the various dioceses ..." National Pre-Synodal Assembly
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