Young Catholic immigrants coming from countries where there is more active lay participation in parishes have a vital role in shaping a renewed Church here, missionaries have said. Sr Kathleen McGarvey of the Missionary Sisters of our Lady of Apostles told The Irish Catholic that she is confident that Catholics from abroad who are making…
The Catholic MP Sir David Amess who was murdered last week has been remembered as a “dedicated, warm” man who was involved in pro-life causes of all kinds. Sr David (69) was stabbed to death by a suspected terrorist in a church in Southend West in Essex, England, during a constituency surgery. Member of the…
Archbishop Michael Neary said he forgives those who have wronged him and offered thanks to those who helped him make difficult decisions, in his last address as archbishop to the Tuam diocesan in-service. The prelate, who turned 75 in April and under Church rules was obliged to tender his resignation to Pope Francis, said he…
Mission Sunday Irish missionaries continue to live their lives alongside some of the world’s most vulnerable people, writes Chai Brady Martyred, attacked, robbed, expelled by dictatorships and oppressive regimes, facing down drug gangs, militias, extremists and more while spreading the Gospel, the tales of missionaries never fail to astound and inspire. What it means to…
Parents are not less interested in Catholic education compared to previous generations and Catholic schools “should not shy away from ethos”, according to Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell. In his homily at the Mass for the Association of Patrons and Trustees of Catholic School (APTCS) at the Dominican retreat centre in Tallaght, Dublin, Archbishop Farrell…
Christian freedom means respecting other cultures and traditions rather than finding ways to impose “one’s own model of life as though it were the most evolved and the most appealing,” Pope Francis has said. “How many errors have been made in the history of evangelization by seeking to impose a single cultural model,” the Pope…
A nationwide pro-life billboard campaign has been launched by pro-life groups to draw attention to the large increase in terminations since the repeal of the 8th amendment. Iona Institute The Life Institute and the Iona Institute launched the campaign last week and are urging that the forthcoming abortion review look into the negative outcomes of…
Anti-Semitism must be rooted out in Ireland according to a Cork-based priest following the publication of a damning independent report last week. The report, collated by investigative journalist and activist David Collier over many years, included searches of the social media pages of multiple Irish politicians. It found hundreds of instances of the spread of…
From Covid to Malaria, authoritarian Venezuela to struggling South Sudan, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart continue to educate and feed the needy, writes Chai Brady The life of a missionary is filled with new experiences and challenges but having a good humour and the ability to laugh at yourself is one of the key…
Many people who seek to change Church teaching are “upper class and highly educated” and Ireland’s national synod must focus on bringing them back to the Church rather than “watering down” the Gospel, according to an Irish priest in Australia. Australia entered into its ‘Plenary Council’ process on Sunday – a process similar to a…