Comments made by Irish MEP Mick Wallace about a bishop detained by the Nicaraguan regime have been dubbed “inexcusable” and “reckless” by an Irish missionary. The European Parliament motion on Nicaragua, which decried the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the “repression” of the Church in the country under authoritarian leader Daniel Ortega, passed by…
The Primate of All-Ireland has said he hopes that following Queen Elizabeth II’s death the risks she took to build peace will not be forgotten. Archbishop Eamon Martin of the Archdiocese of Armagh attended the queen’s funeral on Monday. He said: “Since the queen’s death there has been an outpouring of affection and genuine respect…
Thousands attended the March for Life in Dublin on Saturday with attendees walking from St Stephen’s Green to Leinster House to call on the Government to address the large increase in abortions in Ireland as well as to push for positive alternatives to abortion. Eilís Mulroy of the Pro Life Campaign, organisers of the march,…
A selection of 21 penal crosses have been taken out of storage and put on display until the end of October at the Mayo branch of the National Museum of Ireland. The crosses, dating back to the early 18th to the middle of the 19th Century, can be seen at ‘Country Life’ in Turlough Park,…
The country’s largest diocese is to push ahead with “crucial” plans to make First Holy Communion ceremonies simpler and more parish-based, despite fewer priests and parish pastoral workers. Dublin Diocese is reacting after many priests and parishioners reported that smaller ceremonies – necessitated by Covid-19 postponements – were better because they focused on the importance…
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral Mass of three siblings killed in Tallaght, September 9. The Mass for eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley and their older sister Lisa Cash (18) was celebrated by Fr Paul O’Driscoll, chaplain to the Parish of the Travelling People. Fr O’Driscoll paid tribute to the siblings’ 14-year-old brother,…
Parishes worry heating costs mean they won’t be able to keep the doors open, writes Chai Brady Priests across Ireland are considering a range of cost saving measures as the country enters a tough winter with energy providers ramping up prices due to the Europe-wide energy crisis. There are also fears that churches may have…
About 80 people attended an intimate gathering in a Dublin bookshop for veteran journalist and author Mary Kenny’s book launch. The Way We Were: Catholic Ireland Since 1922 focuses on Mrs Kenny’s experience of Ireland and the role played by Catholicism in Irish society. Mrs Kenny was in discussion with author and Irish Times journalist…
The Primate of All-Ireland has praised Queen Elizabeth II’s “deep faith” and her promotion of better relations between the Anglican and Catholic Churches, following her death. Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin expressed his sadness in a statement this evening following the announcement of her death today, September 8. Aged 96, Queen Elizabeth was Britain’s longest…
A Dublin parish is still in shock after the “violent” and “evil” murder of two young children and a teenager in Tallaght, according to a local priest. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Fr Bill O’Shaughnessy, moderator of Springfield, Jobstown and Brookfield parishes said faith will help many people after the “extraordinarily shocking” attack. A 24-year-old…