More than 5,000 people across the Diocese of Cork and Ross participated in the Eucharistic Procession on Sunday, celebrating 100 years of the long-standing diocesan tradition. Speaking ahead of the celebration to PJ Coogan on Cork’s 96fm Opinion Line podcast, Bishop Fintan Gavin, youth ministry coordinator Sheila Kelleher, and Canadian student Sophie Pettapiece, who is…
A Catholic priest from Nigeria has been sentenced in a Texas court to life in prison, as well as to two 20-year prison terms plus $30,000 in fines, for sexually abusing several women under his spiritual care — a felony crime in that state. Fr Anthony Odiong, a priest of the Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria,…
In late February, Pope Leo XIV thanked Fr Bruno Kant of the Diocese of Fulda in Germany for his “many years of faithful and devoted priestly service.” Kant, the oldest priest in the world at 110 years of age, passed away on the night of Friday, May 29. He had been a priest since 1950.…
Pope Leo XIV delivered a comprehensive pro-life message on Monday in an address to members of the Spanish parliament, urging lawmakers to defend the unborn and the migrant and to opt for peace over war through dialogue free of inflammatory rhetoric. Speaking at the Congress of Deputies – Spain’s lower legislative house – on June…
Human dignity is “non-negotiable”, Bishop Niall Coll has said in response to the new papal encyclical on Artificial Intelligence. The document, titled Magnifica Humanitas, warns that technology must always be at the service of people, rather than the other way around. Writing for The Irish News on June 1, the Raphoe bishop suggested that the…
Collaborating with the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) to celebrate the theme of International Women’s Day, “Give to Gain”, students of St Killian’s College participated in a workshop where they learned about the SVP and helped create a window display for the Vincent’s shop in Cushendall, Co. Antrim. Manager of the Cushendall shop…
On June 6, Sheila O’Brien of Co. Cavan will set out on a journey from the north to the south of the island titled “Breaking the Cycle”; a cycle meant to challenge her and engage onlookers on the topic of domestic violence. Cycling from Malin to Mizen, against the wind and by herself, Ms O’Brien…
Police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh arrested two Pentecostal pastors and one other man late last week after hearing they were involved in efforts to convert people to Christianity, another incident highlighting the plight of India’s minority Christians. The Press Trust of India reported Pentecostal pastors Vivek Kumar, Mohit Chaudhary and another man…
Christians in Sri Lanka are taking to the streets to protest against abuse by Buddhist clergy. During demonstrations in the country’s major cities on May 28 and 29, they called for those responsible to be held accountable without political or religious interference, as reported by Ucanews. The protests follow allegations against a high-ranking Buddhist monk.…
Relics of St Oliver Plunkett will be available for veneration at the Conaty Chapel of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Cavan on Wednesday, June 3, with the visit made possible through the support of the local Knights of St Columbanus. Speaking ahead of the visit, Pastoral Centre Director Seán Coll said the centre is…
