A new “school of mission” in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore will prioritise youth evangelisation and family ministry, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. The new Holy Family School of Mission is set to open later this year at Glencomeragh House, formerly the Rosminian House of Prayer, and will be manned by three trained staff…
The Christian meaning of death, according to the Church, is revealed in the light of the death and Resurrection of Christ, writes Cathal Barry
The chaplain to the Irish community in Paris has heaped praise on fans who travelled to France to support the boys in green at the Euros, saying they managed to “melt the hearts” of the French. Fr Dwayne Gavin told The Irish Catholic that the atmosphere in Paris was “electric” ahead of Ireland’s recent clash…
Church leaders have agreed to a new national plan that aims to build a culture of vocations in parishes and re-energise the push to promote priesthood and religious life. The establishment of a new national coordinating office is a key part of the new strategy which aims to revolutionise vocations promotion after years of decline.…
The mother of missing Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns has said she forgives the man linked to her son’s disappearance. Philip went missing 30 years ago, aged 13, and Gardaí believe he may have been abducted by late convicted paedophile Eamonn Cooke. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, Philip’s mother Alice said that to make peace with…
The Dublin diocese has teamed up with a top US Catholic university to establish a new centre for dialogue between the Church and society. Operations at the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason will begin later this year and will have a special focus on outreach to young people. The University of Notre Dame…
Pope Francis’ most recent document on love in the family has become a non-fiction Irish bestseller. Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) is the 2016 exhortation which brings together the results of the two synods on the family convoked by the Pope in 2014 and 2015. Catholic publisher Veritas confirmed to The Irish Catholic that…
Concern has been expressed that the churches in the nation’s capital may become “virtually inaccessible” if Dublin City Council pushes ahead with plans for a pedestrian plaza at College Green. A number of city centre representative bodies have opposed the controversial plaza that will ban private cars from the area outside Trinity College. Fr Christopher…
The Church teaches that certain blessings have a lasting importance, writes Cathal Barry
Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said he is “totally opposed” to Amnesty International speaking in Catholic schools given the organisation’s support for a liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws, which he described as “bizarre”. As a former supporter of Amnesty’s work, the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore said he was “saddened by the direction in which the…