A nine-day novena for St Patrick taking place in Downpatrick, Co. Down will “give thanks for those countless lives of witness and faith” and kicks off on March 8. Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin will speak at the event and mark the 150th anniversary of St Patrick’s Church, where generations of Catholics have worshipped since…
Chai Brady in Jerusalem A group of pilgrims with The Irish Catholic have become the first Irish visitors to the Holy Land since the beginning of the pandemic. Some 40 people left Dublin Airport on Wednesday under the auspices of Marian Pilgrimages for the trip to the Holy Land for the first time since Covid-19…
The parish priest of the Kilcoo GAA team who won the All-Ireland senior club final after a tense finale said the community is “delighted” for them. Fr Denis McKinlay, who is based in the nearby Castlewellan in Co. Down told The Irish Catholic that the small parish is “totally committed to the football”. “They live…
The former master of the Rotunda hospital has described his relationship with the HSE as “quite toxic at times” and praised voluntary hospitals, the vast majority of which were founded and run by religious orders in Ireland. In his new book, Delivering the Future: Reflections of a Rotunda Master, Sam Coulter-Smith spoke of the need…
People are not something less when they are sick or injured and must be given every assistance to live life to their fullest, Chai Brady hears For the 30th World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of a pastoral presence for those who are suffering due to sickness, particularly mentioning those whose…
Faith leaders can play a transformative role in tackling violence against women and girls around the world, Trócaire tells Chai Brady While gender-based violence has always been a plight across the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major increase with many countries unable to respond due to a lack of resources or training, activists…
Co. Cavan parishioners have expressed delight that local woman Leona Maguire has put the community in the global spotlight following her historic golfing victory. The 27-year-old made history by becoming the first Irishwoman to win the ladies’ PGA tour in Florida in the early hours of Monday morning. Fr Oliver O’Reilly of Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan…
The Minister for Health has confirmed that the wearing of masks in churches has never been a requirement under statutory instrument – it has been public health advice. Last week in the Dáil, Minister Stephen Donnelly, in response to a question from Mattie McGrath TD, said that while the majority of public health measures have…
Following calls from the Irish Redemptorists for the Vatican to reinstate a priest removed from ministry, a theologian has raised concerns that he is still “at loggerheads with several important Church teachings”. Fr Tony Flannery CSsR was suspended from public ministry by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2012, with that dicastery…
Children’s Corner Bacteria have unfortunately got a very bad name due to their association with spreading sickness and causing food to decay. However, despite the ‘bad eggs’ bacteria are pivotal when it comes to how our body work. It helps humans digest food, neutralise toxins and even helps us get nutrients. It is a fascinating…