Just 10% of Massgoers receive bishops’ letter on marriage
Mags Gargan
Dublin diocese appeals for unwanted gifts
Unwanted gifts to be distributed by social care agency to homeless
New ‘miracle’ may put Matt Talbot on road to sainthood
Hopes high that Matt Talbot will be the next Irish saint
Tragic case used to push abortion agenda – PLC
“There is nothing unique to Ireland about this case”
Longford’s newly restored cathedral opens to the public
After a five-year wait, the people of Longford have once again celebrated Mass in their beloved St Mel’s Cathedral. Fire ravaged the 19th Century cathedral in the early hours of Christmas Day in 2009 and left only a burnt out shell remaining. The loss was a huge blow to the whole community but, from the…
Pro-life campaigner appeals conviction
The head of the leading pro-life campaign group in the North is appealing her conviction for harassment. Bernadette Smyth, the founder of Precious Life, was found guilty last month of harassing Dawn Purvis, director of the Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast. She has now been sentenced to community service, ordered to pay £2,000 compensation and…
Poor Clares celebrate 100 years in Cork
The Poor Clare community in Cork are celebrating the centenary of their arrival in the city, thanks to a local businessman who funded the construction of their monastery. The Poor Clares moved into their monastery on College Road on Christmas Eve 1914. The building was funded by Walter Dwyer, whose daughter Mary (Sr Maria) was…
Irish priest in Sydney did Stations of the Cross during café siege
Brave priest used faith to overcome ordeal
Response to Dublin diocese’s food appeal triples
Dublin Archbishop overwhelmed at generosity
Rebuilding young fragile lives
Mags Gargan visits Don Bosco Care, a residential care, aftercare and outreach service for young people in Dublin