The diocese of Killaloe has announced a year-long initiative to encourage young men to consider a vocation to the priesthood. A multimedia promotional campaign across the counties of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly and Laois is underway, to be followed up by parish visits. While just over half of the diocese’s 58 parishes have a resident…
Fr Eric Banecker When we speak about the Incarnation, the reality of the second person of the Trinity taking on human nature, we can fall into two bad habits. One is to resort to technical language, which, though necessary at times, can serve to obscure the sublime truth of this dogma. The other tendency is…
Gretchen Crowe For almost two years, the Church has been actively engaged in a process of listening and discernment. Maybe you participated in synod conversations at your parish, maybe you didn’t. Maybe you chatted about topics with friends or colleagues, maybe you didn’t. But very soon, this Synod on Synodality, which opened October 18, 2021,…
Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon has been forced to shut the doors to its chapel after a HIQA inspection found “poor practice” in the area of fire safety there. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Michael Fitzmaurice said that his understanding was that the choice facing the hospital was that they…
Carol Glatz MARSEILLE, France – Pope Francis arrived in the ancient port city of Marseille September 22 for a two-day visit that was to focus on the plight of migrants and other opportunities and threats facing the Mediterranean Sea and the nations along its shores. It was his 44th apostolic journey abroad. Riding in a…
Chris Altieri “This business will get out of control,” intoned the inimitable Fred Thompson as Rear Admiral Joshua Painter in the film adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October, after an F-14 had crashed on the deck of his aircraft carrier that was also carrying CIA analyst Jack Ryan, hero of that story and…
Jenna Marie Cooper Q: Is it always wrong in every case to lie? What about the so-called ‘little white lie?’ I’m thinking of situations where you tell a person something you know is false to spare their feelings, when they’re likely never going to know the truth anyway. A: Our Catholic Faith teaches us that…
Lucian Chauvin BUENOS AIRES – Pope Francis may be nearly 7,000 miles from Argentina, his native land, but it certainly does not feel that way as the country gears up for a presidential election on October 22. While the Pope has strived to stay on the sidelines of political debates in Argentina, deciding against visiting…
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside UK abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not face charges for violating a local ‘buffer zone’ protection order. Though Ms Vaughan-Spruce said she would return to the clinic to pray, she warned that her treatment has implications for the…
Dear Editor, The recent visit of Pope Francis to Mongolia is a momentous occasion that holds profound significance for Catholics and the world at large. In a time when the global community faces various challenges and divisions, the Pope’s visit to Mongolia sends a powerful message of unity, peace, and dialogue. Mongolia, a predominantly Buddhist…