Bishop Niall Coll has returned to his home diocese of Raphoe with an appreciation for the distinctiveness of the Donegal experience and a call for lay participation. Sitting down with Greg Hughes for a Highland Radio podcast episode on January 27, Bishop Coll reflected on his journey from student in Maynooth, to priest, to bishop.…
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling on the Trump administration to place Egypt on a watch list after a Christian man was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor for allegedly violating the country’s blasphemy laws “for his online content critical of Islam.” “Egypt is systematically enforcing laws, policies,…
“I will always be close to God, because he is the most important thing in my life.” This is how Joe Wilson, a young Scotsman on the path to sainthood, expressed his profound relationship with the Lord in his personal diary, which since his sudden death at the age of 17 in 2011 has inspired…
Bishop Jesús Fernández of Córdoba has said that the “confusion” of the authorities prevented priests at the scene of the recent train crash in Adamuz from administering last rites to victims. Fernández said priests at the scene of the accident couldn’t administer last rites to the victims because authorities “thought the dead were already dead…
Sarah Mullally walked into St Paul’s Cathedral on January 28 as the Bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, 63, became the Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to lead the Church of…
After serving the people of Cork since 1826, the Religious Sisters of Charity (RSC) are concluding their ministry in the city. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, the RSC acknowledged the work of the founding sisters in the 19th century, who established the tradition of visiting the sick, schools, and local factories. “At every stage, the…
Luke Doogue, Neil Patterson, and Stephen Patterson took the Christmastime twelve pubs tradition into their own hands after they found themselves with nothing to do on Sunday mornings. The Co. Wicklow locals are golfers, and when one suggested attending Mass instead of golfing on a rainy Sunday, the men coined the term ‘twelve churches’ instead…
The Fossa Climate Action Group is welcoming scientific and spiritual perspectives to their November 30 event titled ‘The Web of Life: How do we care for our common home?’. The event hopes to address growing concern for the warming climate’s effect on Co. Kerry’s landscapes. Dr Brendan O’Keeffe, a Kerry-based geographer and social scientist, will…
16 denominations from the Irish Council of Churches were represented at the 35th Irish Inter Church Meeting in Co. Down on November 13 and 14. Archbishop Eamon Martin and Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy, who serves as co-chair of the Irish Council of Churches, were both present and there to reflect on this year’s theme:…
Many braved the stormy weather on Saturday, November 15 to gather at Ardee Parish Centre, Co. Louth for ‘Hopefest: A Day of Praise and Worship’, an event filled with inspiring speakers, musical performances, and community. Around 350 attendees joined in the celebration, getting the chance to listen to testimonies from John Pridmore and Meabh Carlin,…