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A leading Catholic theologian has described as a “distraction” the debate on Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics. Speaking to The Irish Catholic ahead of the Synod of Bishops which will discuss the controversial issue, Fr Vincent Twomey said he “can’t see any great movement happening on it”. “The whole issue is a distraction from…

The head of a well-known Irish missionary society has said the decision to relocate the order’s headquarters to Africa was due to a lack of vocations here. St Patrick’s Missionary Society, which has been based in Kiltegan, Co Wicklow since its foundation in 1932, has moved its central leadership team to Nairobi, Kenya, this week.…

Catholics need to take responsibility for reaching out to people who feel alienated from the Church, a major faith conference has heard. Addressing participants at the annual Faith and Life Convention in the Diocese of Down and Connor at the weekend, Fr Alan McGuckian SJ said the Church in Ireland had witnessed many people “drift…

An upcoming ‘cluster mission’ in Galway is set to give parishioners a taste of what the future holds for the Church in Ireland. Glenamaddy and Williamson Parish Priest, Fr Paddy Mooney, said the mission will “give people a greater awareness of their need to travel to neighbouring parishes” for Mass in a time with fewer…