Irish people should be proud of their Defence Forces despite much of their work being behind the scenes, an army chaplain tells Chai Brady The work of Irish peacekeepers can often be forgotten and despite the shadow of Covid and all the subsequent restrictions, their foreign missions with the UN far from home were maintained.…
Liam Fitzpatrick Personal Profile 50 years ago, the world was a radically different place. U2 hadn’t been formed yet, push-button phones revolutionised communication, and Star Wars wouldn’t come out for another five years. There has been one constant, however – Fr Jerry McSweeney’s priesthood. Navigating his own relationship with God and living through a time…
The words “Jane’s Revenge” have been a calling card in recent incidents of vandalism of pro-life pregnancy centres across the country, but now the name has popped up again at the bottom of a new “communique” that was released threatening “open season” on pro-life clinics. The White House has condemned the threat June 15, according to…
Over 3,000 year seven and sixth class pupils who are to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in Derry diocese gathered to celebrate, June 9. Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown was the principal celebrant at the annual ‘Fan the Flame’ Mass, which also marks the end of the student’s time in primary/national school. Bishop McKeown was…
Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP by Ronan McGreevy (Faber, £16.99/€19.99) Sir Henry Wilson, Ulster Unionist MP at Westminster and former Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), was shot dead by two English-born Irish Republicans – Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan – outside his home in London on June…
Margaret Atwood once wrote that sometimes a thing needs to be said, and said, and said again, until it doesn’t need to be said anymore. That’s why I write a column annually on suicide, mostly saying the same things over and over again. The hope is that, like a note put into a bottle and…
The Diocese of Derry held its gatherings between February and March 2022. Four in-person information and facilitation training gatherings (one in each deanery) were led by Bishop Donal McKeown and managed by two professional facilitators with expertise in restorative justice in the community and church. The Diocese is home to 252,347 Catholics. 35 of the 51 (over…
The Diocese of Cork and Ross, covering Cork city and other parts of County, is home to 68 parishes and boasts a Catholic population of 227,900. The bishop of the diocese is Bishop Fintan Gavin, who was appointed in April 2019. The Diocese of Cork and Ross implemented three channels of engagement for synodal participants:…
Editor’s Comment Voters in Colombia took to the polls at the weekend and in so doing elected that country’s first left-wing president. Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of the capital Bogota, is also an ex-paramilitary. His background as someone who took up arms against the government is attracting a lot of media attention internationally –…
The Diocese of Clonfert is comprised principally of parishes in East Galway along with a parish in County Roscommon and a parish in County Offaly. It has been joined with its neighbouring Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. The perennial value of the Gospel message Many respondents expressed their belief that the Gospel Message, Christianity,…
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