An Irish missionary has been awarded for her dedication to the education and development of women in Sierra Leone. The President of Sierra Leone presented Sr Teresa McKeon with the award of ‘Officer of the Order of Rokel’ at a ceremony in Freetown. Sr Teresa has ministered in Sierra Leone since 1954 serving as a…
European Union dialogue to promote peace Hundreds of Church and EU political representatives will meet in the Vatican to discuss challenges facing the EU. Organised by the Holy See and COMECE – the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU – ‘(Re)thinking Europe’ will take place between October 27-29 and will mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the…
Get into the Halloween spirit at the pumpkin patch Kennedy’s Pumpkin Patch is offering something for all the family this Halloween, whether it’s the spooky tunnel, hay maze, face-painting, storytelling, pumpkin picking or simply relaxing in the autumn sunshine with a homemade non-alcoholic apple cider. Kennedy’s Pumpkin Patch started life in 2010 as the brain-child…
Atlas of the Irish Revolution edited by John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, and Mike Murphy, with associate editor John Borgonovo (Cork University Press, €59.00) Felix M. Larkin The many plaudits this volume has received since its publication in mid-September are well justified. It is an epic production, running to almost 1,000 pages and weighing in at five kilos.…
‘Repeal the Eighth’ becoming a thoughtless slogan Dear Editor, I was shocked to read in Mary Kenny’s article (IC 28/09/2017) that the GAA Dublin Ladies players unfurled flags to show their support for repealing the Eighth Amendment. Needless to say, this was not reported in the national press. At this stage it seems that ‘repeal the Eighth’…
Clare: Ennis Cathedral Choir with Michael Crimmins, Michael Collins, Michael Cullinan, between them they have served the choir for 150 years.
Wexford: Acclaimed author Eoin Colfer opens the new library at Barntown National School. Pupils, Board Chairman Fr John Carroll, Principal Louisa O Brien and Parents’ Council Chairperson Niamh Doyle are pictured.
Dublin: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was the principal celebrant at Mass in St Patrick’s College Drumcondra for the opening of the Academic Year. He is pictured with students and staff from St Paul’s College in Raheny: Ms Pamela Mc Loughlin, Jack Welsh, Reece Scully-Long, Ben Murphy Zack Power and Ms Mary Curran. Photo: John McElroy
USA: Volunteers with the Archdiocese of Miami’s missions office inspect the grounds at the Church of St Peter the Fisherman in Florida’s Big Pine Key. Hit hard by Hurricane Irma, the church has been deemed unusable and is expected to be rebuilt.
MEXICO: A man carries a statue of St Jude during a September 28 Mass outside Mexico City’s St Hippolytus Church following the city’s earthquake. The 28th of each month is set aside in parts of Mexico to celebrate the life of the patron saint of difficult and impossible causes.
