Mags GarganFollowing a visit to the Holy Land as part of an international delegation, Bishop Ray Browne said that it is “critical” for people on all sides that progress is made towards peace. Bishop Browne of Kerry and Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, the newly appointed Archbishop of Cashel & Emly, joined a delegation of 14 prelates from…
Month: January 2015
Clonard welcomes school visitors
Courtney McGrailYear 10 students from Saint Louise's comprehensive college in Belfast attending a retreat day with the Redemptorist youth ministry team at Clonard Monastery.
Media rediscovers that Pope Francis is Catholic
Breda O'BrienIs it only a matter of time before the media honeymoon which Pope Francis has enjoyed is over? Certainly, some of the media coverage of his recent trip to the Philippines might suggest that yes, the media has rediscovered that the Pope is a Catholic. Pope Francis has an informal style of speaking that makes…
Pop star accidently head butted the Pope
Pop star Ronan Keating has revealed that he accidently head butted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on a Vatican trip. The former Boyzone singer told the Daily Mirror Weekend magazine that his “most embarrassing moment” came in 2011 when he met Pope Benedict during a visit to the Vatican. “When greeting the Pope I was meant…
Time to wake up and smell the roses with Armagh launch of new initiative
A new initiative which aims to encourage young women to explore whether they might be called to religious life will be launched at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh early next month. Known as the ‘Rise of the Roses’, the movement aims to support and inspire young women as they explore and discern their vocations in life,…
Dublin celebrates Christian unity
At a service organised by the Dublin Council of Churches (DCC) for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in St Bartholomew’s Church, Clyde Road, Dublin 4 (Church of Ireland) are: Yvonne Langebach (Lutheran), Abba Yohannes Amsalu (Ethiopian Orthodox), Rev. John Parkin (Methodist), Major Gillian Dicker (Salvation Army), Fr Fachtna McCarthy, (parish priest of Haddington…
Irish Jews are ‘not overly concerned’ over anti-semitism
Greg DalyIrish Jews have said they are not overly concerned about safety despite rising fears of anti-semitic violence across Europe. Maurice Cohen, Chairman of the Jewish Representative Council told The Irish Catholic that while it should be “obvious to anyone observing events in the last number of weeks that there has been an increase in concerns in…
The Church needs a balance of the sexes
Mary KennyThe structure of the Church mirrors the world
Don’t be ‘caricature’ Catholics, papal nuncio warns
Cathal BarryFocus on humanity is the key
New York pilgrims to fly to Knock
Staff reporter Parish priest of Knock Fr Richard Gibbons has said he is “delighted” by the return of transatlantic flights to the airport there. The first transatlantic service to Ireland West Airport in almost eight years will take place in August following the announcement of a transatlantic pilgrimage flight from New York. In what Fr…