The oldest and largest Irish Catholic American organisation in the United States is calling for the immediate preservation of the former Bessborough Mother and Baby home site in Blackrock, Co. Cork. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) has recently condemned the decision, made by An Coimisiún Pleanála (Ireland’s independent planning commission), to permit a residential…
This year, Irish Carmelites are marking 80 years in Zimbabwe and have commemorated the milestone with a documentary titled, “Carmelite Friars In Zimbabwe”. The documentary provides insight to the remarkable history of the Order, its present, and future. First tracing the Carmelites mission of serving Eastern rural communities of Zimbabwe back to 1946. It then…
Ireland has a “unique opportunity” to remind the EU of the core Christian values that led to it being founded after World War II, the Catholic hierarchy has said ahead of Ireland assuming the EU presidency for six months starting on July 1. After their summer quarterly meeting last week, the bishops discussed what this…
People who believe in Jesus in a very worldly way can miss the true meaning of the Gospel, Archbishop Dermot Farrell has said. He was speaking at a Mass last week in which he praised those who often make an unnoticed contribution to the life of the Church. He spoke of their “deep faith and…