The Archdiocese of Armagh has recently begun a special fundraising campaign to raise much needed funds for the maintenance and repair of St Patrick’s Cathedral, a project that is as much about the vital handing on of the Faith than mere architectural aesthetics, according to Parish Administrator Fr Barry Matthews. Speaking to The Irish Catholic,…
Pope Francis is due to publish a new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This will be the Pope’s fourth encyclical and he hopes this document will invite people to reflect on the Lord’s love and resonate with “a world that seems to have lost its heart.” Devotion to the Secret Heart was popular…
Discussions regarding the possible buy out and takeover of Veritas Ltd by another major religious publisher, St Pauls Ireland, have broken down, The Irish Catholic understands. Veritas stated this week on Twitter that its branch in Blanchardstown, Dublin will now close. Veritas announced their wind-down in February last, saying it would be complete by the end of the year with the…
I have no strong opinions, either way, about the practice of the traditional Latin Mass. My instinctive feeling is – let people have Mass in whatever form they chose, providing it follows the basic tenets of the faith. So, visiting the lovely old spa town of Vichy in France this month, I took the opportunity…
10 years on it is a strange but privileged vocation to be a bishop nowadays, Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Chai Brady The Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh was one of the last bishops to be appointed by Pope Benedict in January 2013, he says someone quipped that the former pope then “took…
The first autobiography written by a sitting pope will be published globally on January 14, 2025. In his memoir Hope, Pope Francis will talk about his life from childhood to the present day, covering the whole of his papacy. “The book of my life is the story of a journey of hope, a journey that…
Apostolic Work, the charity led by lay people who support Irish missionaries abroad marked World Mission Sunday with a concelebrated Mass by 14 priests hosted by Drumbo and Carryduff parish in the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In his homily Fr Derek Kearney SMA, thanked all who had organised the Mass and recalled…
Ireland has a long history in the Catholic Church’s mission of evangelisation, a role that has left its mark not only within the country but across the globe. From Africa to South America, from India to Korea, Irish missionaries have spread the Christian faith. Paul J. Kim, a sought-after Catholic speaker, shares a personal perspective…
The relics of St Bernadette continue to draw thousands of faithful across Ireland, with a recent stop attracting parishioners from the Dioceses of Down and Connor, Dromore, Armagh, and Meath. Many travelled long distances to participate in a time of devotion and prayer. James Tourish, a first-year student at Queen’s University Belfast, was responsible for…
Wandering down a shopping aisle in Belfast this week, the signs of the times were on display: pumpkins and skulls of Halloween on the right and left, and, straight ahead, the frosted glitter of Christmas baubles, with everything but the crib! Halloween, which marks the eve of All Saints, is upon us, but too often…
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