Courtney McGrailFr Eddie Conway OP, prior of St Saviour’s Church, Dublin, outside the Dominick Street church with Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Bro. Philip Mulryne OP and Ireland’s Dominican provincial Fr Gregory Carroll OP, following the diaconal Dominican ordination ordination of Bro. Philip, a former Northern Ireland, Manchester United and Norwich City football.
Month: November 2016
Faith sustained Irish Hospice founder through final illness
Paul KeenanDr Mary Redmond, founder of the Irish Hospice Foundation, was sustained through her terminal illness by the strength of her faith, her son has revealed. Speaking at a gala dinner in honour of his late mother on October 21, Patrick Ussher said that when she received the devastating news of cancer, she decided to “surrender…
Knock to host bilingual 1916 requiem
Knock Basilica will this weekend be the centre of a moving and evocative Marbhna 1916 Requiem Mass in Irish to remember all of those who died in 1916. The Mass, to be celebrated at noon on Sunday, November 6, will be celebrated by Achonry’s Bishop Brendan Kelly, accompanied by music composed by Odhrán O’Casaide. …
Pope knows reality of sexual confusion for others
Fr Des O’Donnell In an interview last month, Pope Francis mentioned a family he knew where a young boy expressed a wish to be a girl when he grows up. This desire comes from what is called Gender Identity Confusion. It is also called Gender Dysphoria or Transsexualism. The Pope knows what psychologists have long…
Irish Catholic readers raise over €15k for Sightsavers
Michael KellyOver the past number of weeks, The Irish Catholic has been running a campaign with our charity partner Sightsavers. This week marks the end of this campaign – the first time that The Irish Catholic has worked with a charity partner on an appeal. Even though I’ve worn eyeglasses since I was a child, I’ve…
Leaving a lasting legacy…
It may seem like a very business-like way to acknowledge your own mortality, but making a will is a grim task that everyone should face up to. The failure to make a clear and valid will can leave a legacy of confusion, discord and uncertainty for your loved ones. A Co. Kildare solicitor who specialises…
Priests lead Masses outdoors in earthquake-struck Italy
The cardinal leading the earthquake-struck Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve in Italy has instructed priests to celebrate Mass outdoors amid fears of more tremors and structural collapses in the area. Following consultation with political and emergency service leaders in the aftermath of the devastating October 26 quake, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti issued his instruction for the…
Chaldean Patriarch expresses hope for unity after Mosul’s liberation
Iraq’s Chaldean Patriarch Raphael Louis I Sako has expressed hope that the country’s second city, Mosul will be liberated to return to the “beautiful mosaic” of communities and faith traditions it was before the onslaught of so-called Islamic State (ISIS). In a letter to the nation, the Patriarch assures all soldiers currently fighting to rout…
World News in Brief
Asia Bibi judge resigns from the bench The Pakistani judge whose absence from court on October 13 caused yet another postponement of Asia Bibi’s appeal against her blasphemy death sentence has resigned from the bench. Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman is understood to have submitted his letter of resignation on the basis that he is also a judge in the case of…
Rome-approved bishop to be ordained in Diocese of Changzhi
A Vatican-appointed bishop in China will be elevated to his new bishopric on November 10 after two years waiting for approval from Beijing. Bishop Peter Ding Lingbin will be ordained for the Diocese of Changzhi, home to at least 50,000 Catholics, at a ceremony to be held at the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul.…