Artificial Intelligence – the technology has revolutionised our modern day. A system that has impacted every generation yet left different people of different ages with different perspectives. For three of us Generation Z Intern Reporters at The Irish Catholic, AI has granted us feelings of disarray, contempt and an overarching sense of unease. As we…
When the final whistle blew for the All-Ireland final on Sunday, Canon Stephen Farragher “couldn’t stop crying” for over an hour after the game finished. At Monday morning Mass this week Fr Farragher said that “today is different”. Normally for the Parish of St Patrick’s in Ballyhaunis it’s a Novena Mass to Our Lady for…
An Apostolic worker in Elphin Diocese has been awarded a ‘Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award’ at the Apostolic Workers Display Day on June 7 after more than 50 years of dedicated work. This award is one of the highest honours bestowed by the papacy and is given to Catholics who have shown a long and…
A priest who headed a project for the new multi-million-euro Cultural and Heritage Centre in Ballintubber, Co. Mayo died on the day the work started on the grounds for the new centre. Fr Frank Fahey was a member of the Ballintubber community for over 40 years and died at age 90 last week. For 34 years, he was the main Curate in Ballintubber Abbey, where he was involved in the redevelopment of the abbey and its grounds, the Passion Play and…
On Monday, over 30 young people aged 13-20 partook in the Croagh Patrick Youth Pilgrimage led by Fr Eamon Roche. Many involved were from a local youth faith camp, Camp Creidamh and from the local Diocese of Cloyne. Deacon John McCarthy assisted Fr Roche throughout the day. He explained that pilgrimage is about transformation. “We’re…
Second-generation Irish families are being prohibited from marrying in the historic Catholic Church in Birmingham as the parish struggles to raise funds for immediate repairs. Standing for over 175 years, St Joseph’s Church in Nechells has served Irish Catholics since they fled from the Famine almost two centuries ago. Today, £350,000 worth of damage to…
Financial statements for The Parish of Urney and Castlefin have revealed the east Donegal parish is in a €18,315 deficit. The parish has delivered a warning about the difficult financial challenges it expects to face. The accounts were prepared by Moore (NI) Accounting in Derry and submitted to the Derry Diocesan Trust for inclusion in…
It was a warm June Wednesday in Barcelona. Fresh off a few days in Rome, my friend and I had set out for the day, wandering the streets aimlessly and taking in the new foreign city. As we were strolling, we came across a large group of clergy in their vestments. Instinctively, I thought they…
St Michael’s Church, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the Diocese of Clogher closed out its 150th year anniversary with a live broadcasted Mass presented by RTÉ. The Mass was celebrated by Msgr Peter O’Reilly and featured music from the parish choir. He explained that although the anniversary technically ended in March, this Mass closed out the…
Msgr Peter O’Reilly and Dean Kenneth Hall have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours List and received an OBE award for reconciliation and peacebuilding in Enniskillen and Co. Fermanagh. Humbled by the honour, they emphasised the role that their communities played. “While our names appear in the citation, we see this recognition as belonging…