By Ciaran Brennan Dublin Catholics successfully mobilised last week to call a halt to the flying of the Pride flag outsidethe Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ballyfermot. Significant controversy was generatedamong the faithful following the raising of the flag earlier by the parish council, a move subsequentlydefended by Fr Aidan Egan at...
By Catholic Arena The entire world is currently aghast at the almost year long ban on public Mass in Ireland. That ban has now been extended to include even outdoor Confessions, with Drew Harris’s Gardai now offering people the opportunity to confess their problems to them on public benches instead. Groups of 15 can now...
Gemma Galgani is one of the Church’s mystics. She was born in Camigliano, Italy on March 12, 1878 of devout parents. The fifth child and eldest daughter in a family of eight, she was given the name “Gemma” meaning “gem”. The family later moved to Lucca where Enrico Galgani practiced as a pharmacist. Gemma’s beloved...