Franciscan fraternity launch prayer campaign for unborn The Seven Joys of Our Lady Secular Franciscan Fraternity (Clonoe/Coalisland) have organised a prayer campaign up to Christmas at least, in view of an expected abortion referendum in the Republic of Ireland. Each member of the fraternity has undertaken to recite a daily Rosary for life and is inviting as many people as possible…
Former DCU student Grainne Power wins the St Vincent de Paul Award at her BEd (Primary) graduation last week.
Meath: Organisers and presenters gather at the Eucharistic Adoration Assembly in Navan in October, over 1200 people from the Meath diocese gathered for the Eucharistic Adoration Assemblies including Bishop Michael Smith, priests, and religious.
The Notebook Fr Vincent Sherlock I listened recently to Playback on RTE RADIO 1. It’s an enjoyable show that gives snippets from the previous week’s programmes. Of course, Player and Podcasts have, in many ways, rendered it a less than vital piece of radio time but there’s still something engaging about it. I heard…
Wexford: Bishop Brennan of Ferns congratulates Wexford hurling legend Tony Doran on the publication of his autobiography A Land of Men and Giants.
Phillipines: Marines stand at attention in Manila after arriving from Marawi City, which is still believed to be under threat from Islamic extremists.
Vatican: The Irish delegation pose for a photo during the Rethinking Europe – A Christian contribution to the future of the European project conference, organised by the Holy See and COMECE (The Catholic Church in the European Union).
US: A bicyclist passes a memorial on West Street last week, two days after a man driving a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City.
Kerry: Pictured after the blessing and unveiling ceremony of the Window of Reconciliation at St John the Baptist Church Tralee, back John Griffin Eng, Micheal Ó Suilleabháin, Tom Denny Artist, Fr David Monteeith, Dean of Leicester (Homilist). Cllr Norma Foley, Mayor of Tralee. CoI Bishop Kenneth Kearon. Bishop Ray Browne, Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald, Bill Looney…
Dear Editor, At a time when other news outlets – including, sadly, other Catholic ones – fill their online and paper pages with ‘fake news’ about the Vatican, it’s reassuring to see The Irish Catholic holding the line for responsible journalism. Only this week the Vatican had to quash rumours irresponsibly reported across certain elements…