Posted on 09. Jan, 2014 in Caring for Children, Conflict, Crime, Death, Education, Gospel Values, Humanitarian Aid, Vocation
In this mini series with Dr Paul O’Callaghan of Queens University Belfast, Conor Deane talks to Dr. O’Callaghan about his time in Uganda working with Child Soldiers. Strong Advisory! This is a harrowing story about children who have been through some of the worst atrocities. It does not make for easy listening. Dr O’Callaghan’s Background: […]
Posted on 06. Dec, 2013 in Church of Ireland, Conflict
Dr Brian Walker, Emeritus Professor of Irish Studies at Queens University Belfast and author of the recently published A Political History of the Two Irelands: from Partition to Peace, delivered an analysis of the turbulent times of the early Free State to the History Research Seminar at Trinity College Dublin. He later spoke to Paul […]
Posted on 08. Aug, 2013 in Conflict, Crime
A piece from our archive – January 21st 2009 – Bishop Raymond Field expresses support for the people of the Holy Land as conflict and violence continues in Gaza. Bishop Raymond Field, chairman of the Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs, has just returned from a trip to the Holy Land where he […]
Posted on 11. Jul, 2013 in Conflict, Death, Uncategorized
Over 8 million people are in desperate need of life-saving shelter, food and medicine, says Trocaire’s emergency Syria appeal. What initially began as peaceful protests for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and greater freedoms soon broke out into all out violence. Heavy-handed responses to the protests from the government led to armed rebellion and […]
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Charity, Conflict, Homelessness, Places of Conflict
If you had 15 minutes to leave your home and flee for your life and possibly never to return, what would you bring? This is a situation that Trocaire asked Current Rose of Tralee, Aoife Kelly to try. Unfortunately this is a reality for many people and displacement is the theme of this year’s Trocaire […]
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Conflict, Crime
New detailed guidelines on how religious authorities should respond to allegations of child sexual abuse by clerical and lay person have been published by the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church. Miriam Gormally met Ian Elliott, chief executive office of NBSCCC and Aidan Canavan Chairman of NBSCCC to find out […]
Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Conflict, Crime, Media, Pilgrimage
Due to the complex and sensitive nature of this issue, and to give it a full explanation, we have allowed this piece to run on longer than our usual pieces. Mishandling of information regarding child sex abuse in the Church has again brought sorrow and disappointment to the people of Ireland. One priest, Fr. […]
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Conflict, Faith and Justice, Vocation
This week’s Crossways updates from around the world include news on the first ever meeting between Ian Paisley and Catholic Primate of Ireland Archbishop Sean Brady, the entrepreneurial transition year student and his idea for wristbands inspired by Pope John Paul II to raise money for suicide awareness and Darfur, Christians in Bethlehem attempted the […]