Staff Reporter The fifth annual Ballymena roundtable gathering on faith will this year address the issue of the family in preparation for next year’s WMOF in Dublin. Held annually on a topical issue related to the intersection between faith and family life, the event has emerged as a key local invitative in Church renewal. Due to…
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin will welcome its first Romanian priest at the end of this month, who has answered the call from Bishop Denis Nulty to help resolve the problem of the shortage of priests in Ireland. Fr Eugen Dragmos Tamas (28) from the Diocese of Iasi was ordained a priest in June…
A woman experienced in communications on a parish, diocesan and national level has been appointed Media and Communications Manager for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF). Ms Brenda Drumm (48), a native of Belturbet, Co. Cavan and based in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, has been seconded from her current role as Communications Officer with the Catholic…
It’s crisis-time for students, and it’s especially crisis-time for students seeking accommodation. The situation, particularly in Dublin, is dire. We know it’s dire for homeless families as well, although the needs of students, and of families, are different. The solution for families is for more family homes to be built, pronto. The solution – or…
Bishops issue guidelines for priests with children New guidelines for priests who become a father issued by the Irish Bishops’ Conference, place a priority on the wellbeing of the child. The guidelines say the priest “should face up to his responsibilities – legal, moral and financial. At a minimum, no priest should walk away from…
The Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes of Clontarf, Dublin have come together to host a number of events to promote peace in a time of “conflict, war and terrorism”. A peace tree ceremony supported by Dublin City Council in St Anne’s Park, Clontarf on Friday, September 29 will launch a series of church-based peace…
The leaders of the Christian churches in Derry are preparing to put on their running shoes and cycling helmets as part of the Tour de Foyle Charity Challenge event this weekend. The event is aiming to help people in the community who are experiencing difficult times in their lives, and working with the help of…
Staff Reporter Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been asked not to endorse an attempt by foreign powers to influence abortion legislation in Ireland. Independent TD Mattie McGrath released a statement calling on the Taoiseach to “distance himself and this country from any suggestion that we might emulate Canadian abortion policy”. This comes as Mr Varadkar confirmed…
Locals in Sierra Leone have shown a “huge desire” to overcome the tragedy of a mudslide and floods that left hundreds dead, according to Trócaire’s Sorcha Fennell. The death toll has risen to almost 500, and over 600 people remain missing after last week’s massive mudslide – caused by heavy rains. It devastated multiple communities,…
Ronan McGreevy Fr Willie Doyle SJ died as he had lived: fearlessly in the service of others. He ventured into no man’s land to give extreme unction to two officers lying wounded in a shell hole. Another German shell landed among them. Their bodies were never recovered from the battlefield. Fr Doyle was one of…
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