EXCLUSIVE Many members of religious orders say they feel “hurt and dismayed” that a new initiative designed to promote vocations will not include them and only promote diocesan priesthood, The Irish Catholic has been told. It is understood that many religious congregations feel that the ‘Year of Vocations’, which is due to begin on April…
A senator’s call to differentiate in law between the killing of a child within the first 24 hours of birth and the first 12 months of life has been described as “alarming and chilling”, by Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan. This comes after Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee issued a statement regarding concealed pregnancies and births last…
The CEO of Trócaire, Caoimhe de Barra, has been elected the Chief Executive Officer of an umbrella group of Catholic social justice organisations. Caoimhe de Barra said the appointment to her new role in Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE), is an “honour and a privilege”. Having been a board member since 2020, she said:…
Religious orders continue to bring Christ’s teaching to life in a changing, challenging landscape, writes Chai Brady It is understandable when Christians in Ireland feel dispirited each time they hear another religious house has closed, sometimes after almost 1,000 years of dedicated local ministry, but huge efforts are being made behind the scenes to…
Ireland’s newest bishop has warned that politicians would be making a big mistake if they push ahead with plans to secularise faith-based schools. Bishop of Ossory Niall Coll, who was ordained on Sunday, told The Irish Catholic that in the Republic “you get the impression that someone has decided that we have to become an…
A homeless charity has warned that once the current eviction ban ends in March there will be a large increase in the number of people becoming homeless and needing their assistance. Paul Sheehan of the Cork Simon Community told The Irish Catholic that lifting the pause on evictions, which is in place from October 30,…
A French nun who was the world’s oldest person died last week aged 118. Sr André, who joined the Daughters of Charity in 1944, died in her sleep in her nursing home in Toulon. She was originally born into a Protestant family but later converted to Catholicism and was baptised aged 26. With the Daughters…
Cork Simon Community is rallying to prepare for a big increase in homelessness after rent moratorium ends, writes Chai Brady Government interventions intended to alleviate the housing crisis are nowhere near enough to help people struggling to get a roof over their head, a homelessness charity has warned. Homelessness in Ireland has increased to record…
Ireland’s newest bishop has said that for Christians in Ireland there can be a temptation to “retreat into a holy huddle”, but they must draw strength from Christ to tackle the challenges of our time. The episcopal ordination of Donegal native Bishop Niall Coll for the Diocese of Ossory took place on Sunday in St…
A Dublin priest has said the decision to stop bus services to large areas of West Tallaght after 6pm is causing a “big problem” for parishioners. Diversions are permanently in place, until further notice, on Dublin Bus routes south of the Square shopping centre due to numerous incidents of antisocial behaviour. Fr William O’Shaughnessy, moderator…
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