Irish news digest

Speaking to the soul

Do not be afraid or discouraged...

NI supermarkets sell £100m of alcohol during coronavirus lockdown

An estimated £100m was spent on booze in NI during lockdown

Bishop criticises politicians and media for their silence on abortion figures

Bishop William Crean of Cloyne has hit out at the silence

Peacebuilding webinar focus on Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland

Initiative combining technology and peace-building seminars

After a long ‘exile’, the people of God in this diocese will return to public worship

Bishop Michael Burrows of Cashel, Ferns, and Ossory in the Diocesan Magazine

On the web – July 16

Review of the news media with internet links

Praise for this day – Ye holy angels bright

RSCM Summer Course Canterbury

Speaking to the soul

Even before he made the world, God loved us…

Hong Kong Archbishop defends new security law

Claims that the law was necessary to preserve peace

So, Gerry Adams waits 27 years to tell us he doesn’t believe consent principle and no one even notices

Malachi O’Doherty writing in the Belfast Telegraph

East Lothian church launches virtual art gallery

Online art gallery brings local community together

On the web – July 15

Review of the news media with internet links

Praise for this day

Oh for a Closer Walk with God - Paisley Abbey Choir

Speaking to the soul

Show me the right path, O Lord

Songs of praise as £2m lifeline helps preserve cathedral choir tradition

Church Commissioners eases fears for the future

Poll on unity would cause too much division, says Taoiseach

He wants to focus on building relationships

Hate crime review: Top British QC fears ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of speech and religion in NI

Law in England is very substantially narrower than that in Northern Ireland

Irish news digest – July 14

On the web – July 14

Review of the news media with internet links

Speaking to the soul

I don’t even know you

Former Ulster player in new role with Christians in Sport

Personal and sporting fears can be tackled though faith: Peter Browne

Archbishop of York speaks of ‘pain’ of thousands who died by themselves

Pain of families unable to attend socially distanced funerals

C of E ignoring serious concerns of clergy wives, claim

Increasing proportion of women complaining about abusive marriages

Pope Francis ‘very distressed’ over Hagia Sophia mosque move

I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened

On the web – July 13

Review of the news media with internet links

SPEAKING TO THE SOUL

He makes the whole body fit together perfectly...

Welby: Anglicans must deal with their past

The Church’s past included both saints and slave traders

New Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell confirmed

First archbishop's election to be confirmed via video conference