Five of the 15 men ordained to the priesthood in Ireland this year were inspired in their vocation by the Legion of Mary. Fr John Magner (Cloyne), Fr Liam O’Donovan SAC (Pallottines), Fr Rory Doyle OFM Conv. (Greyfriars), Fr Declan Lohan (Galway) and Fr Philip Mulryne OP (Dominicans) were all members of the Legion of…
The organisers of the World Meeting of Families in Dublin next year are “very hopeful and optimistic” that Pope Francis will attend the event. Fr Timothy Bartlett, the Secretary General for the World Meeting of Families, told The Irish Catholic that the Pontiff “has repeatedly said he wants to be with us and so therefore,…
One of Ireland’s top broadcasters has described this country as a “cold house for Christians” after the Broadcasting Authority rejected complaints in response to the ‘haunted bread’ incident on The Late Late Show. George Hook sharply criticised the findings of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) last week that there was “no offence caused” when…
Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea has criticised the ‘crocodile’ comments by the DUP’s Arlene Foster in relation to the Irish Language Act as “an outrage”. The Belfast-born actor said Ms Foster had pushed Northern Ireland back to the time of Lord Brookeborough, the former Northern Ireland Prime Minister known for his anti-Catholic views. The DUP leader…
Members of a small Co. Leitrim parish have taken the future of the primary school into their own hands by advertising for families to move to the area. Parishioners in the picturesque village of Kiltyclogher in north Leitrim have launched a nationwide campaign ‘KiltyLive’ to advertise their rural community in the hope that families will…
EXCLUSIVE The Government is unaware of the cause of death of more than one in three asylum seekers who die in State care, The Irish Catholic can reveal. The failure has been described as “despicable” by a leading campaigner for asylum seekers. New statistics obtained by this newspaper under the Freedom of Information Act show…
The Government does not know the cause of death of the majority of the asylum seekers who have died in State care in the last 10 years. While two people are recorded as dying as a result of suicide and one resident was stabbed to death, the “suspected cause of death” of over one third…
A leading peace campaigner has said politicians in the North could learn a lesson from the local communities, after last week’s Twelfth of July parades season was hailed by the PSNI as the most peaceful in years. While there was a heavy police presence in the area, all the Belfast bands abided by a Parades…
The Bishop of Meath has dismissed the issue of female priests as an “insult to women” that suggests there is “a lacking in women” because they are not priests. Bishop Michael Smith said he “wouldn’t put any bets on” women ever being ordained priests. “I’d say that will never happen, I don’t think so,” he…
Some 300 young people attending a conference on evangelisation at the weekend have been challenged by the Irish primate to share their gift of faith. Archbishop Eamon Martin said he longed for a New Pentecost in Ireland, “to transform and renew the Faith in this country” and asked the young people to “be open to…