“It builds who you are”

“Pupils will ultimately be the ones who suffer as a result of any further cuts”

Two Irish bishops will be part of an international delegation visiting the Holy Land next week to show support for the Christian community in Gaza. Joining a delegation of 14 prelates from Europe, America and South Africa who will travel to the Holy Land from January 11-15, Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, the newly appointed Archbishop of…

Pictured with the first prize, a Honda Jazz, at the launch of a fundraising draw for St Patrick's cathedral parish in Armagh are: Fr Peter McAnenly Adm.; Raymond Donnelly, Donnelly Group; Archbishop Eamon Martin; Caroline Caherty, Business Finance Manager; Gerard Davidson, draw co-ordinator; Paddy Hughes, Donnelly Group and Pearse Dynes, chair of Armagh parish pastoral…

Just 10% of Massgoers receive bishops’ letter on marriage

A Christian missionary from Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, was shot in her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a robbery at the weekend. Maud Kells (75), a missionary with the Christian group WEC International, is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot twice and wounded in the shoulder. Ms Kells, who…

One of the largest Catholic universities in the US is to set to establish a campus in the coastal town of Dingle, Co. Kerry. The new venture between Sacred Heart University (SHU) in Connecticut, University College Cork (UCC), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) is the first of its…

The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry in the North heard this week that a religious order accepted that notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth abused children in their care. The inquiry is currently examining abuse claims at Nazareth House and Nazareth Lodge. Senior counsel to the inquiry, Christine Smith QC, read a statement from Sr Brenda McCall…

Last year saw an increase in the number of Church personnel killed in the service of their community. According to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, 26 pastoral workers were killed in 2014 – three more than in the previous year. The agency’s annual report states that 17 priests,…