“If we’re not there, they can’t meet us,” the new Coordinator of Vocations Ireland has said, calling for religious to find new ways of making their lives visible. Sr Karen Kent OSU, who has more than 25 years’ experience in vocation ministry, said the large numbers entering religious life in previous generations are no longer…
The Church is “missing a trick” by failing to engage more young people with Catholic teaching on care for creation, a Trócaire representative has said following an Irish delegation’s visit to Luxembourg’s English speaking Catholic Community. Jane Mellett joined Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore and Irish parish volunteers for a series of events last week…
Over 200 people gathered for Le Chéile II, a day for Parish Pastoral Council members in the diocese of Clonfert, Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. The event took place last Saturday, October 12, in Loughrea, Co. Galway. Opening the day, Bishop Michael Duignan spoke of the challenges ahead, including fewer priests, and the vital role that…
As many readers know, there will be a National Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland on October 17 in Gormanston, Co. Meath. This is the culmination of a five-year process of consultation, listening and discernment, which was launched by the Irish Bishops in 2021 with the question: ‘What does God want from the…
Moral Theologian at the University of Notre Dame, Prof. Paul Scherz, explored how technology might reshape human relationships, moral judgment, and character at a theology conference in Trinity College on October 9-10 titled ‘Artificial and Intelligent? Being Human in the Age of AI’. The conference was inspired by Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas and explored “what…
A Limerick Diocesan Synod will be held on March 13, 2027, Bishop Brendan Leahy has announced, as the diocese prepares for the next stages of the Irish Synodal Pathway. The announcement came at the Diocese of Limerick’s annual assembly, which brought together clergy, parish volunteers and ministry leaders from across 60 parishes to review the…
Marking Prisoner’s Sunday, October 11, Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore, who serves as the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Liaison Bishop to the Irish Prison Service, brought attention to the living conditions of prisoners in Ireland. “While we must always keep in mind the victims of crime,” the bishop said in a statement, “[we] must be…
Was Jeffrey Archer a hugely successful author who gave harmless pleasure to millions – or an evil rogue who swindled and conned his way through life? On the death of the author on October 5, both claims have been made. Britain’s Queen Camilla expressed gratitude for the “pleasure Jeffrey brought to me and to so…
The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) celebrated 150 years last May, but that is not the only big news for the congregation that 2026 brought. Last Thursday, Sr Mary T Barron, Congregational Leader of the OLA Sisters, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary for the Dicastery of Evangelisation; she will also be serving as…
Fr Peter Ewaoche Johnson, PhD Nigeria has been in the media lately for many unpleasant and disturbing incidents. Nearly every day the world wakes up to the news of terrorists’ attacks on schools, churches and communities with scores of people murdered, kidnapped, maimed and displaced. These incidents are interpreted differently by different interest groups,…
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