The site of the martyrdom of St Oliver Plunkett has become the inspiration for the Church’s newest male religious order. Columbian priests Fr Manuel Agudelo Marin, 52, and Fr Hector Nagles Santa, 53, became postulants of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre OSB, during a private ceremony in Grancey-le-Château, near Dijon,…
It’s important to examine the allegations in Archbishop Viganò’s testimony, writes Greg Daly 1. What’s this Viganò story? While Pope Francis was in Ireland, Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal nuncio to the US, had several media outlets publish a ‘testimony’ attacking the Pope and a host of prelates, and calling for the Pope’s…
Priests in commuter towns need to engage actively with their communities to boost the Church’s visibility, Ireland’s newest bishop has said. “It’s about interacting with the community – it’s about getting involved, and becoming part of the community,” Meath’s Bishop Tom Deenihan told The Irish Catholic. “If the community isn’t coming into the Church, it’s…
Meath’s new bishop is looking forward to leading a Church that goes to where people are, writes Greg Daly Meeting Pope Francis with Ireland’s bishops, just a week ahead of his own ordination as Bishop of Meath, was a touching experience, according to Bishop Tom Deenihan. “I think we were all touched by the…
An attempt to force Pope Francis to resign is unravelling, but serious questions remain to be answered, writes Greg Daly Just hours ahead of the papal Mass in Dublin’s Phoenix Park a story broke that seemed to threaten Francis’ papacy. A former papal nuncio had written an 11-page memo in which he claimed that…
Now that the dust is starting to settle after the World Meeting of Families and the papal visit, readers of The Irish Catholic may be wondering – especially readers who missed the WMOF pastoral congress or various papal events – how they can build on 2018’s unique highlights for the Irish Church. A useful starting…
The Pope in Ireland Visiting Áras an Uachtaráín The personal affection of President Michael D. Higgins for Pope Francis was evident when the Holy Father arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin. Mr Higgins has often referenced the Pontiff in his speeches and clearly sees him as a towering figure on the international stage when it comes…
The Pope in Ireland Chai Brady and Greg Daly Meeting new families Highlighting how he is in Ireland to preside over the closing stages of the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) in St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, the Pope praised marriage as being “about a love that gives rise to new life”. Recalling how Christian…
People are fully behind Pope Francis’ efforts to tackle abuse and concealment of abuse in the Church, according to a Belfast priest who was sexually assaulted by a priest while a seminarian and who was one of eight survivors of clerical and institutional abuse who met the Pope on Saturday evening. The Pontiff was “obviously…
The Pope in Ireland Even wind and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of up to 300,000 pilgrims who made their way to Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Sunday where a carnival atmosphere surrounded the closing Mass of the ninth World Meeting of Families. A host of performers ranging from Audrey Assad and Eimear Quinn to…