Archbishop Diarmuid Martin ‘regrets’ referendum reality check call

Golf star Zach Johnson has credited God for his talent after winning the prestigious British Open this year. Speaking after his win at St Andrews at the 144th British Open, the US golfer said God had “blessed” him with the talent to play the game. “I feel like God gave me the ability to play…

Fr Aidan Troy poses for a selfie with newly married couple Mary McLaughlin and Martin Kealey at Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne in Belfast, at the first wedding the popular priest has celebrated in the North since his move to Paris in 2008. The Passionist came to prominence in 2001 when Loyalists protested against Catholic schoolgirls…

A priest among a group of hillwalkers from the Diocese of Ferns who survived the devastating earthquake in Nepal was “astounded” by people’s generosity in helping to raise over €170,000 for relief efforts in the country. Fr Tom Dalton was one of eight people from Wexford who had just landed in Nepal when the earthquake…

Staff reporter Readers of The Irish Catholic are invited to the launch of a new study guide to the Pope’s encyclical on the environment. Trocaire’s Executive Director Éamonn Meehan will launch the book authored by theologian Fr Eamonn Conway and The Irish Catholic journalist Cathal Barry in Dublin next week. The key document acts as…

A woman reunited with her lost wedding ring has put her luck down to prayer and her faith in Our Lady. Cora Maguire issued a public appeal over the radio after she lost the ring recently ago in Dunnes Stores, on Dublin’s Henry Street, and thought all hope was lost until it was found. “I’ve…

The priest behind the decision to cancel the Reek Sunday pilgrimage for the first time in living memory, has said the unprecedented “treacherous” weather conditions put lives at risk. Fr Charlie McDonnell, administrator of Westport parish, first got a call at 5.15am on Sunday morning from the custodian of the chapel on the summit advising…

Tyrone senior football manager Mickey Harte was guest speaker at the recent Michaela Camp in Derry. The Michaela Foundation was established by John McAreavey to honour the life and values of his wife Michaela McAreavey after her tragic murder during their honeymoon in 2011. It runs summer camps across the island of Ireland to help…

The Rose of Tralee has insisted that she has always felt welcome at Mass despite her homosexuality. Maria Walsh, who won last year’s pageant, said she has “never been turned away” from a Catholic Church and has a “really great relationship” with the parish priest in her hometown of Shrule in Co. Mayo. The 28-year-old,…

Limerick city priests have welcomed the announcement of the creation of 300 new jobs as a “boost for the city and the people”. Uber, an online on-demand car service is to hire 150 people by the end of the year and another 150 when the operation is up and running. It has also signed a…