In the Diocese of Cork and Ross, preparations are in full swing for the centenary of the first Eucharistic Procession through Cork City on June 7. The weeks leading up to the 100th anniversary will include 100 hours of Eucharistic Adoration, a diocesan mission and blessings with a relic of St Carlo Acutis. Speaking to…
The relationship between faith and education is “extremely challenging” but Catholic school leaders must resist discouragement and instead focus on unlocking the dormant potential in every person they serve, Bishop Paul Dempsey has said. The Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin addressed the Association of Patrons and Trustees of Catholic Schools (APTCS) at Marino Institute on May…
A Lenten reflection resource from the Irish Synodal Pathway used language that even Rome had avoided — and sent Catholics into sensitive discussions without the formation needed to navigate them, a Dromore priest has argued. Fr Andrew McMahon, writing in The Irish Catholic, says Baptised and Sent in Lent was asking participants to address some…
“Ted and Dougal shouldn’t be dragged into it,” said Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted, commenting about RTÉ’s decision to air the show in boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest For Mr Linehan, the decision of not airing the contest because Israel is participating is “not a principled humanitarian stand. It is antisemitism —…
A retired pastor has been convicted after preaching a Bible verse during an open-air church service inside an abortion safe access zone in Northern Ireland. Pastor Clive Johnston, 78, was fined £450 at Coleraine Magistrates Court on May 7 after being found to have breached safe access zone legislation outside Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. The…
This Sunday, the parishioners of St Andrew’s, Westland Row will gather to pray for Daniel O’Connell and give thanks for his legacy — a fitting act of remembrance from the Dublin parish that claims the Liberator as one of its own. For all his great achievements, O’Connell was first and foremost a proud Kerryman. But…
A recent retreat for priests of the Dioceses of Clonfert and Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora marked a milestone for 20 of the clergymen who attended, each celebrating a priestly jubilee. This year, five priests in the dioceses are celebrating 60 years of priesthood, four priests are celebrating 55 years, four priests are celebrating 50 years,…
The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and 1926 Census, Edited by Orlaith McBride and John Gibney (Irish Academic Press, €24.99 / £22.99) This book, prepared to accompany the release of the forms from the Irish Free State Census in 1926, is surely misnamed. What in fact is the communal collective of the title intended to…
Justice Minister, and possible future Fianna Fáil leader, Jim O’Callaghan made an interesting comment a few days ago when he said that our high rates of income tax are “imprudent, demoralising and contrary to the public good.” His reference to the public good was particularly interesting because he might as well have said the “common…
Q: I have a question about appeals to Rome of the declaration of nullity process. The metropolitan tribunal of my local archdiocese has completed their review of the case and stated that it has been proved that there is sufficient ground to find the marriage invalid (“decision in the affirmative”). However, my former spouse has…
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