Fr Warren Collier (second from left) pictured after being ordained a priest for the Diocese of Meath on Sunday in St Mary’s Parish, Drogheda. Pictured are (l-r) Fr Phil Gaffney (PP St Mary’s Drogheda), Fr Collier, Bishop Michael Smith and Fr John Breen (vice-rector of the Pontifical Beda College in Rome).
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Christian businesses threatened by militants in Bangladesh
Islamic militants in Bangladesh have issued threats to Christian businesses that they face attack if they do not comply with Islamic rules. Among the demands made in an anonymous pamphlet delivered to Christian traders as well as Hindu businesses is that Islamic inscriptions be placed over entrances to hotels and shops, that a copy of…
Best to be a Meath priest
“It is good to be alive; it is better to live as a priest; it is best to be a priest in the Diocese of Meath!” So declared Fr Oliver Skelly, parish priest of Coole, on the 25th anniversary of his ordination. Prior to becoming parish priest of Coole, where the anniversary Mass was celebrated…
Blessing the Boats
Fr Tom Dalton PP The Riverchapel and the Rev. Robert Stotesbury, Assistant Priest for the Ardamine Church of Ireland Union of Churches, with crew members of the local RNLI Inshore Lifeboat at the annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony in Courtown Harbour, Wexford. Photo: Glen Deacon.
Church warnings about firebrand demagogues
Dear Editor, Paul Keenan’s article about Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines (‘A Firebrand for the Philippines’ IC 07/07/2016) made for alarming reading, and not merely because such a terrible development poses a threat to the Church there. While we will surely be hoping that Cardinal Tagle and his fellows in the Philippine…
Woman’s Best Friend
Rachel Beard talks to scientist Claire Guest about her special relationship with dogs
More than 1,200 teenagers unite to expand their faith
Sophie Overall experienced a community of joy at the Youth 2000 summer festival
L’Arche thanks Sligo for years of support
The L’Arche community, working with people with intellectual disabilities, has thanked the people of Sligo for its many years of support for its work in the town. As the group recently donated a cheque to the value of €149,522 to create an annual bursary to send Sligo students on retreat with Jean Vanier and to…
Soccer star ‘asked God’ for second chance at Euros
Cristiano Ronaldo revealed he “asked God” for another chance at victory with his native Portugal after losing out to Greece in the Euro 2004 final on home turf in Lisbon. “I am very happy. I have been looking for this for a long time, since 2004. I asked God for another chance at this because…
Assisted reproduction centre plans criticised
Staff reporter Plans by a leading assisted reproduction centre to introduce to Ireland the use of anonymously donated embryos have been criticised as “illegal” and “unjust”. Dr Thomas Finegan’s criticism’s come after it was confirmed that Clane Fertility Clinic in Kildare has been acquired by Spain’s Institut Marques. Dr Finegan, who is a researcher at the…