At the launch of the new Lottie Brownie doll at Irish Girl Guides’ international camp in Rockwell College, Cashel, Tipperary are Carrigtwohill Brownies Caoilfhinn McCarthy (10), Courtney Gosnell (10), Abbey Madden (10), Kate Bogue (10) and Alice Kenneally (10). Looking on are Irish Girl Guides Chief Commissioner, Helen Concannon, and Arklu Lottie Dolls Managing Director,…
The family and friends of Bishop Edward Daly gather at a commemorative stone in Derry’s Bogside for an interdenominational service led by Bishop Donal McKeown after attending the first anniversary Mass at nearby St Eugene’s Cathedral on Saturday. Photo: Margaret McLaughlin
Eight-year-old Jaime Whelan from West Belfast presents roses to Our Lady, in St Teresa of Avila Church, Glen Road, Belfast. The statue, one of 12 commissioned by Archbishop Eamon Martin from Fatima shrine in association with the World Apostolate of Fatima, will arrive in Downpatrick on August 14, Crossgar on August 15 and Ardglass on…
A member of a wedding party passes tractors bedecked with ribbons and flowers parked outside a church in Annalong, Co. Down. Photo: Mal McCann
Pilgrims dressed in traditional clothing are greeted by Pope Francis during his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Photo CNS
Ireland’s newest bishop has encouraged Catholics to take pride in all the good work that the Church continues to do with the vulnerable and marginalised. Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ – who was ordained Bishop of Raphoe at the weekend – also said that the Church in Ireland needs to increasingly embrace a model where laypeople…
One of Ireland’s top broadcasters has described this country as a “cold house for Christians” after the Broadcasting Authority rejected complaints in response to the ‘haunted bread’ incident on The Late Late Show. George Hook sharply criticised the findings of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) last week that there was “no offence caused” when…
Pope Francis would engage in the reconciliation process in Northern Ireland if he visited, as he is not afraid to engage with “real issues” according to the Bishop of Derry. With increasing speculation that the Pope’s planned visit to Ireland may include a visit to the North, Bishop Donal McKeown said it would complete the…
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has criticised the presenter of The Late Late Show for not showing “sensitivity to the potential for offence” over the ‘haunted bread’ incident. During a panel discussion on the show on January 6 Blindboy Boatclub of The Rubberbandits comedy duo referred to Holy Communion as “haunted bread”, while another…
Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea has criticised the ‘crocodile’ comments by the DUP’s Arlene Foster in relation to the Irish Language Act as “an outrage”. The Belfast-born actor said Ms Foster had pushed Northern Ireland back to the time of Lord Brookeborough, the former Northern Ireland Prime Minister known for his anti-Catholic views. The DUP leader…
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