Declining vocations coupled with falling Mass attendance may see churches in the Diocese of Limerick unable to offer weekly Sunday Masses in the future, Bishop Brendan Leahy has warned. Speaking during a wide-ranging interview with The Limerick Leader, the bishop readily acknowledged the scale of challenges facing his diocese in the modern era. “We are…

Belfast-based priests and lay volunteers will accept the challenge of Pope Francis to bring the Gospel to people where they are with an ambitious plan to reach-out to pre-Christmas shoppers. Clonard Redemptorists have announced that the Kennedy Shopping Centre will host a ‘Mercy Tent’ on November 18 and 19, allowing busy shoppers to take time…

An Iraqi man prepares a makeshift altar for the fi rst Sunday Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh after it was recaptured from Islamic State militants. Photo: CNS