Parishes in Ireland’s largest diocese are being asked to recommend what nearby parishes they could partner with, as Dublin diocese plans for renewal of faith communities. The almost 200 parishes across the diocese have been gathering the past two months to discuss how the diocese’s resources can be best used, as the Church tackles the…

Well-known priest Msgr Raymond Murray has celebrated sixty years of ministering in the Archdiocese of Armagh. It was while chaplain to prisoners in Armagh that the then Fr Murray first began speaking up about the conditions. He also gave evidence in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case the Irish Government brought…

A pro-life group has said the number of abortions for babies with Down Syndrome has tripled for women travelling from Ireland since 2018, and that pro-choice groups are misrepresenting figures. Spokeswoman for the Life Institute Megan Ní Scealláin said that abortion campaigners, including the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), were misrepresenting figures regarding women…

The ultimate goal of marriage to Tyrone star Peter Harte’s mind is “to get each other to heaven”. Speaking recently in Drumragh parish, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Mr Harte said that just as you’re trying to get your spouse to heaven in marriage, you’re trying to get your children there too. Faith “Our challenge now for…

A Catholic primary schools’ body has criticised Minister Josepha Madigan for subjecting four Catholics schools to “trial by media” by publicly “naming and shaming” them. The minister for special education’s decision to put schools in the spotlight over disputes regarding provision of special education classes was “strongly objected to” by the Catholic Primary Schools Management…