A priest who headed a project for the new multi-million-euro Cultural and Heritage Centre in Ballintubber, Co. Mayo died on the day the work started on the grounds for the new centre. Fr Frank Fahey was a member of the Ballintubber community for over 40 years and died at age 90 last week. For 34 years, he was the main Curate in Ballintubber Abbey, where he was involved in the redevelopment of the abbey and its grounds, the Passion Play and…

Young Catholics from across Ireland described Fr Mike Schmitz as a “digital missionary” who has made Scripture more accessible, as more than 1,600 people from across Ireland gathered for his sold-out Parables event at Dublin’s National Stadium. Ahead of the event, St Kevin’s Church on Harrington Street was packed for Mass celebrated by Bishop Fintan…

The Priory Institute in Tallaght will host a summer lecture series titled ‘Man and Woman He Created Them’ from August 10 to August 17, delivered by Rev. Dr Alan O’Sullivan OP. The course will engage with topics including the human body, man and woman, and marriage and sexuality, all themes which appear in Pope John…

Peace must be built and understanding of Catholics in the Holy Land must be promoted, said Cardinal Fernando Filoni, former deputy Vatican secretary of state and current Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. “The Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem… has a mandate which, in truth, is an…

The deepest spiritual needs of people have not changed despite the transformation of Irish society over the past century, the Prior of Lough Derg has said as St Patrick’s Basilica marks the beginning of its ‘centenary season’. “At the deepest level, people’s spiritual needs do not change,” Fr La Flynn told The Irish Catholic. Recalling…

Thousands of pilgrims from across the island of Ireland gathered at Knock Shrine last Saturday, July 18, to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Knock Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland. “This anniversary has reminded us that the true legacy of the Basilica is found not only in its remarkable architecture, but in the…

Over 30 young people from across Clogher Diocese gathered at St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, Monaghan, for the recent ‘Carlo Camp 2026’, a three-day summer camp rooted in faith and organised by Clogher don Óige, the youth and young adult ministry group in the diocese. The camp is inspired by St Carlo Acutis’ life and witness.…

The Occupied Territories Bill, which passed in the Seanad last week, “in its current form does not go far enough,” said Trócaire. Trócaire is a member of the Occupied Territories Bill coalition and has worked alongside civil society partners for many years to push for the Bill since it was put forward by Senator Frances Black…

“I would appeal to lay people not to be clerically minded,” Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said, urging Catholics not to believe they must imitate the work of a priest in order to take part in the Church’s mission. “Do not think that you have to mimic what the priest does in order to be effective…

A small Catholic community in southern Pakistan is celebrating the legacy of late Belfast priest Fr Brendan McMullan, who passed away in 2024. A significant amount of money from Fr McMullan’s estate was donated to the construction of the first permanent church in the community of Golarchi, Badin. The church was opened and blessed on…