Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has urged Catholics to embrace Advent as a time of “patient, theological hope”, rejecting the “negativity and doom” often spoken about the future of vocations in Ireland. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Bishop Cullinan reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s address in Lebanon this week, delivered amid severe regional instability, and said the…
The Archdiocese of Dublin hosted its first-ever YouthCon on November 22, drawing well over a hundred young adults to St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, for a full day of faith-sharing, prayer, workshops, and conversation. Organised to mark World Youth Day on the feast of Christ the King, the gathering was designed to strengthen connections among young…
An estimated 7,000 people filled the streets of Derry on Sunday for a major Eucharistic procession marking the centenary of the Feast of Christ the King, joining more than 150 parishes across the globe in simultaneous acts of public witness and prayer. Organised by Guardians of the Faith, the procession unfolded under the blessing of…
Priests across the Diocese of Raphoe have warmly welcomed the appointment of Bishop Niall Coll, describing the Donegal native as a man of intelligence, pastoral sensitivity, and deep local roots. expressing hope that his leadership will bring unity and renewed purpose after nearly two years without a bishop. Fr Paul McGeehan, a retired priest ordained…
At the opening of recent John Main Seminar in Balally Parish, Bishop Donal Roche welcomed participants by reminding them that renewal in the Irish Church “will not come from programmes alone, but from recovering the spiritual roots that first brought the Gospel to this island.” He pointed to the early monks and communities who shaped…
The Mass of the Bells will be broadcast live from St Peter’s Church, Drogheda, on Sunday, November 23, marking a major cultural and spiritual celebration of the town’s history and its contribution to Irish Catholic life. Composed by Michael Holohan, the Mass brings together music, memory and place, drawing deeply on Drogheda’s religious heritage. The…
A leading Irish medieval historian has challenged the popular romantic idea of a Celtic ‘golden age’ of monasticism, arguing that early Irish Christianity was far more conflicted and human than its mythology suggests. Speaking at the John Main Seminar in Balally parish, which explored ‘The Vision of Celtic Christianity for the Crisis of the 21st…
On Morning Ireland, RTÉ’s Paul Murphy discussed the Prime Time investigation into DJ Carey’s elaborate fraud, which involved forged medical reports and a false cancer diagnosis used to solicit money from friends and acquaintances. At the centre of the deception was a visit to a Kilkenny faith-healing ministry. In 2019, Mr Carey attended a deliverance…
Sr Stanislaus ‘Stan’ Kennedy, the Kerry born nun who founded Focus Ireland and transformed the nation’s response to homelessness, passed away on November 3, 2025. She was 86. Her passing came, fittingly, on the Feast of All Souls, a day set aside to remember the dead and to place our mourning in the light of…
Describing Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III praying together in the Sistine Chapel as “a thrilling sign of transformation,” Bishop Niall Coll of Ossory said the moment underlined how far relations between Christian traditions have come since Vatican II. “It’s not that both traditions have reached consensus on all matters,” he told The Irish…