In Archbishop Eamon Martin’s homily at Mass for the 2026 Grandparents’ pilgrimage to Knock, he addressed the ‘Granennials’ which is “a made-up word to describe the modern, 21st century, grandparent who is all up to date with the new technologies, dance moves and trendy phrases.” “Clearly grand-parenting today is very different to when I was growing…
St Mary’s Parish, Belfast transformed the long vacant Berry Street building into a brand new church run coffee shop. Named the ‘Foggy Brew’ the shop will fund outreach initiatives locally and abroad through a church support partnership in Gaza and the West Bank. Among the arsenal of products being sold, one is Palestine Cola, which…
On June 9 of 1974, Fr Martin Casey was ordained in St Peter’s Seminary in Co. Wexford. “I thought maybe it might be a way of being helpful to people in some way or another and bringing people closer to God,” Fr Casey told The Irish Catholic about his journey to priesthood. “That thought has…
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…
For one hundred years, St Therese Church of the Child Jesus on Donore Avenue has stood on the basis of hope and faith guided by the little way of their patron saint, St Thérèse of Lisieux. As parishioners gathered on the centenary day of May 16 for a beautiful celebratory Mass, they honoured the generations…
“The targeting of the Muslim community through crude symbols and threats of violence by sinister forces undermines these Gospel principles of respect and compassion as well as freedom of religion which is a fundamental principle of a democratic society,” said Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and Archbishop John…
The 38th annual Gerard Manley Hopkins International Festival is set to be held from July 24 to July 30 at Newbridge College in Co. Kildare. The festival, dedicated to Fr Gerard Manley Hopkins, celebrates his interest of poetry, painting, music, philosophy and conservation as well as his mentor John Henry Newman. Throughout the week, these…
The 2026 Reek Sunday pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick falls on July 26, with the announced theme being ‘Road Safety’. Fr John Kenny, Administrator of Westport parish, which includes the territory of Croagh Patrick in Co. Mayo, made a statement to the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, saying “Accordingly, and on behalf of the Croagh Patrick stakeholders’…
“Her contribution to helping vulnerable women and families in Cork and development of services that now provide continuing support to vulnerable people will be remembered for ever,” was the foremost sentiment about Sr Colette Hickey in consideration of her recent passing at age 108, holding the title of Ireland’s oldest person for a couple of…
“Over the past number of years here in Ireland and around the world, and as recently as earlier this year in our own area, priests have died by suicide,” said Fr Michael Toomey during a homily last weekend as part of Men’s Mental Health Week. Fr Toomey is PP of St Carlo Acutis Parish Pastoral…