The Church of the Holy Family Ardfinnan will welcome a first class relic of St Carlo Acutis, who was canonised on September 7, to their shrine honouring the young saint. The installation Mass will take place at the Church of the Holy Family in Ardfinnan on Sunday, October 12 at 12pm, and will be celebrated…
Catholic schools in Ireland can live their ethos fully while remaining inclusive, according to Dr Áine Moran, co-founder of Folláine a new catholic education leadership service. “Catholic schools can be Catholic,” Dr Moran told The Irish Catholic. “It’s perfectly doable to express the faith fully and be radically hospitable. But too often leaders, without formation,…
Loreto schools marked historical milestones last week with celebrations in Ireland. Loreto Secondary School Bray commemorated 175 years with Mass and a tea gathering on October 2. On the same day, Loreto High School Beaufort, Rathfarnham celebrated its first centenary with current and past pupils. This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the first…
We would like to thank the late Mary Noone for her long service to The Irish Catholic, in which she took care of the account and distribution of papers within the Whitehall parish during her time as a member of the Legion of Mary praesidium. Ms Noone died in early September, and was involved in…
Many young people joined Armagh Parish’s ‘Week of Hope’, said Admin. Fr Barry Matthews. The event took place from September 28 to October 5 and was “an opportunity” for the local community to come together in faith and share stories and experiences. He said the young attendees were inspired by the “speaker’s courage as they…
The philosopher-saint Edith Stein (canonised St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) has much to teach modern society about dignity, empathy, and the dangers of what she called “soulish contagion or psychic contagion,” according to Dr Robert McNamara, lecturer in philosophy and head of the department at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth. “Stein observed how movements…
Seán Farrell has been appointed as Trócaire’s new Chief Executive Officer after over 20 years with the international NGO. He described himself as “deeply honoured” to be stepping into the role and “deeply passionate” about Trócaire’s mission. “It is a privilege and a responsibility to have been tasked with taking on this role. I look…
As the pilgrimage season 2025 closes in Lough Derg, the sanctuary team announced a significant rise in attendance this year. The three-day pilgrimage had an increase of 11%, while one-day retreats rose 23%. “The increased number of pilgrims this year reaffirms Lough Derg’s role as a beacon of hope and spiritual renewal,” they said. In…
10,000 children around Ireland gathered in schools, parishes, and homes to pray for peace in Gaza as a part of the global ‘A Million Children Praying the rosary’ campaign on October 7. Organised by the papal charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the campaign is inspired by a quote from St Padre Pio,…
Maria Steen on how party control and arrogance have turned politics into a closed circle It is two weeks since I exited the presidential race, having received 18 of the 20 nominations required. In that short time, a lot has happened: what could have been a full line up of candidates – as in 2011…
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