Scandal in Seville? The restoration of the Madonna “Macarena” outrages believers. Instead of care, the figure of the Virgin Mary was given make-up and eyelashes. Now Spain is debating. There is a great deal of excitement in Seville: the appearance of the famous statue of the Virgin de la Esperanza Macarena is causing heated discussions.…
For most parents, one of their greatest worries is that they could lose their children, in mind and soul, to sex predators online who lure them into dangerous and unhealthy relationships. They contact these children on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and secretly groom them for illegal sexual activities. When worried parents see…
A future papal visit to Ireland could include a long-awaited stop in Northern Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said — pointing to 2032, the 16th century of St Patrick coming to Ireland as a “really hopeful year” to welcome Pope Leo XIV. Speaking exclusively to The Irish Catholic, the Archbishop of Armagh revealed 2032 would…
The next budget may include a measure that will increase the amount of monthly Child Benefit paid to mothers for a third or subsequent child. This would be a response to falling birth rates in the country. The fertility rate has now fallen to 1.5 children per couple, well below the replacement level of 2.1.…
Philip McMahon OFM was ordained to the priesthood last Sunday by Bishop Tom Deenihan at St Mary’s Church, Navan, surrounded by family, friars, local clergy, and parishioners. Formerly a Tesco employee in Navan for 12 years, Fr McMahon began to discern he had a vocation during his two years travelling in Australia, where he reconnected…
“There are more men enquiring about priesthood”, according to Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore, who also serves as chair of the Council for Vocations of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. He was speaking ahead of the annual ‘Come and See’ inquiry-day for men discerning a vocation to the diocesan priesthood which will take…
The 19th edition of Ireland’s largest annual pro-life march, Rally for Life, will take place on July 5 in Dublin. The event organised by the Life Institute gathers thousands in the city centre each year. The route this year will finish at Custom House Quay. Beginning at Parnell Square at 2pm, the march will proceed…
US theologian Prof. Massimo Faggioli, who has recently been appointed professor at Trinity College, has warned against Donald Trump’s use of religious language and how it “trivialises wars as divine missions.” “With the religious language that is being used, the relevant doctrine of war is no longer the classic ‘just war’, but that of a…
By Marion Hausmann and Renata Steffens Two major Eucharistic processions took place last weekend in Ireland, with one in Cork City continuing a 99-year tradition, and one in Clonmel taking place for the first time in 35 years. The procession in Cork saw thousands of people line the streets. The first one took place…
Pilgrims attending this year’s National Pilgrimage for Life in Knock were urged to “promote a culture of life”. The call came from the Bishop of Kilmore, Martin Hayes, who led the pilgrimage. The event took place last weekend and was attended by thousands. The bishop said that “as a people of life and for life”,…
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