“I am blessed I have a strong faith, and I have an army in Heaven that kick me out of bed every day.”

Fears expressed by some parishioners that it will hinder greater lay involvement.

Fr Mallin, now one of the oldest Irish priests in the world, was one of five children.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin will represent the Irish Church at the synod on the family in Rome next month. The meeting of bishops called by Pope Francis will bring together the presidents of national bishops’ conferences, the heads of Eastern Catholic churches and Vatican officials. However, since the resignation of Cardinal Seán Brady this…

The Irish Catholic to host conference

LGBT organisation shared an advertisement for a pro-abortion meeting at a local hotel organised by Galway Pro-Choice.

New Primate brings the changing face of the hierarchy in to sharp focus

‘Join me in this humble renewal of our Church’

“Irish missionaries have made a tremendous contribution to the image of Ireland around the world,” said former Taoiseach John Bruton, performing the opening ceremony of Shanahan House, the new retirement home for the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary. The building in Artane, Dublin was erected to meet an urgent accommodation need and is where the sisters come…

Nurses Tara Curran, Ann Breen, Alice Griffin, Erica Keogan and Helen Dunnebarron preparing to leave Dublin airport on Sunday morning on a diocesan pilgrimage which saw seven specially chartered flights carrying 2,000 pilgrims to Lourdes. Photo: John McElroy