Out and About
Month: July 2017
Roses give thanks on Lough Derg pilgrimage
Five of the 2016 Rose of Tralee entrants – Niamh Moriarty, Westmeath Rose; Zoe McGettigan, Donegal Rose; Mairead McHugh, Fermanagh Rose; Eiméar Cassidy, Derry Rose and Megan Ferguson, Louth Rose – pictured with Prior Owen McEneaney after completing the Lough Derg three-day pilgrimage at the weekend.
Former footballer ordained for Dominicans
Former Northern Ireland footballer, Fr Philip Mulryne OP (centre, left) pictured with Dominican colleagues and some of his former Norwich City FC teammates at his ordination by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia OP in St Saviour’s Church, Dominican St, Dublin on Saturday. Photo: Fr Pius Pietrzyk OP
Glencairn nun joins the ‘Grass Gals’
The farm manager at Glencairn Abbey in Co. Waterford has joined an all-female silage crew who will make a Guinness world record attempt in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Sr Lily Scullion, from St Mary’s Cisterican Abbey will mow, rake, draw and pit 30 acres of silage with 40 other women at Mount Melleray on…
From China to Argentina, via Ireland
Fr Joseph Yang Shuai with his father and brother, Yang Zihau and Yang Shuai Yu – who travelled from China -– and Msgr John Byrne, PP Portlaoise, at his ordination to the priesthood in St Peter and Paul’s Church, Portlaoise at the weekend, for service with the Divine Word Missionaries in Argentina.
Victim of Venezuelan clashes
A child receives medical attention after being aff ected by tear gas during clashes at a July 9 protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas. The country’s bishops have warned that the government is attempting to establish a military dictatorship. Photo: CNS
Clerical vision of future won’t reform Church – archbishop
Greg Daly
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has warned that true reform of the Church in Ireland will not come about by tinkering with structures, but only through a radical spiritual realignment. Speaking at the weekend, the archbishop also said that change can be hindered by the fact that many people who talk of reform “are still…
Church-run clinics fight suffering as drought ravages Kenya
Chai Brady
In a land where Irish missionaries have delivered life-saving services and education, there is profound gratitude towards Ireland, but now conditions in Kenya have become utterly dire. A woman breastfeeds her child despite being severely malnourished, and still smiles after walking 30km in blistering heat from her village to a health centre. Helen Eipa, who…
No change to the rules on gluten-free Communion hosts
Mags Gargan
Experts have dismissed inaccurate media reports that the Vatican has issued a new ban on gluten-free Communion hosts, reassuring coeliacs that they can continue to receive the Eucharist. Over the weekend numerous news organisations across the world announced that the Vatican had banned the use of gluten-free bread in hosts, following the publication of a…
New Reek Sunday measures focus on pilgrims’ safety
New procedures are being put in place for Reek Sunday this year so that people can continue to enjoy the annual pilgrimage while keeping safety as a priority. The traditional Reek Sunday pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick on July 30 is expected to attract tens of thousands of pilgrims once again this year, with many making…