Danielle Magennis is a Belfast-born actress and writer, known for roles in The Secret (2016) and Say Nothing (2024), and more recently as co-host of the Reclaiming the Faith podcast with her fiancé, actor John Connors (Love/Hate, Cardboard Gangsters). The pair explore faith, identity, and healing through honest conversations with priests, theologians, and people whose…
The overwhelming rejection of the Government’s recent family and care referendum shows the Irish people still hold a deep instinct for the family, the Apostolic Nuncio said. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Family Solidarity, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor said the vote revealed that political and cultural leaders “misread something essential” in Irish society.…
The Diocese of Derry will complete its discussions on forming new pastoral areas by Easter 2026, announced Bishop Donal McKeown in his pastoral letter for the beginning of Advent. The new arrangements will bring parishes together in shared mission, with decisions grounded in prayerful discernment rather than administrative necessity. Bishop McKeown said his hope is…
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…