More than 600 people attended the annual Ceiliúradh Cois Life dinner last weekend in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. The proceeds from the fundraising event, organised by the Pro Life Campaign, funds programmes for young people in the pro-life movement, like the Future Leaders Programme and Students for Life, as well as projects that assist pregnant and new…
The head of Ireland’s biggest Indian Catholic community has said they have “a responsibility to revive the Faith” in Ireland, particularly as the Irish were missionary pioneers in India. National coordinator of the Syro-Malabars in Ireland, Fr Joseph Mathew Oliakkattil highlighted the impact of secularism on Faith practice in Ireland and how “Government policies and…
The Irish Catholic Catechism for Adults came in No. 5 in the bestselling non-fiction paperback list in the first week of September with the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore saying it is “a tremendous resource”. It was a strong week for religious books in the category with the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine…
The Syro-Malabar community are a bedrock of Irish society and the Church here could learn much from them, Chai Brady writes Looking at the figures from the 2022 Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Indian community in Ireland grew exponentially in the year before the census, and this has continued to increase. In 2022 there were…
The Government’s SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education) curriculum has been criticised for its extreme ideological stances and ignoring traditional values such as love, marriage and commitment and the understanding of male and female. Carol Nolan TD of Laois-Offaly, and a former school teacher, told The Irish Catholic that issues with the National Council for…
Regular Mass going protects against feelings of loneliness and suicidal thoughts a new Irish study has revealed, with weekly attendence being better than monthly. The Trinity College Dublin (TCD) study found there are increasing rates of both loneliness and suicidal thoughts among older adults in Ireland, but that attending Mass can “protect against these negative…
Exclusive The Archdiocese of Dublin is set to spend €25 million approximately on the much-needed refurbishment of St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in the heart of Dublin City Centre, well-placed sources can reveal. The significant injection of funds comes as part of Archbishop Dermot Farrell’s new ‘twin pillar’ strategy which centres on St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral and St…
Senator Rónán Mullen has said he will not pay his TV license, accusing RTÉ of failing to ensure impartiality and a “corruption of public service broadcasting in Ireland through the manipulation of public opinion”. Senator Mullen took to social media last week criticising a discussion on RTÉ Radio 1’s Oliver Callan show about the first…
Dublin prelate launches new renewal phase Despite the Church in Europe experiencing a time of decline it is also a time of “new beginning” the Archbishop of Dublin has said, launching a new phase of the ‘Building Hope’ pastoral renewal initiative. Ahead of the publication of the Building Hope Pastoral Strategic Planning Resource 2025–2027 in September, which was…
An air of mystery shrouds elements of the Archbishop of Dublin’s ambitious new ‘twin pillar’ strategy for the archdiocese which centres on St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral and St Andrew’s Westland Row – soon to be made a cathedral and minor basilica respectively. Archbishop Dermot Farrell pegged the two churches as being well placed to be developed…
