On Saturday, September 27, 2025, thousands of Christians from across Ireland are expected to gather in Dublin for the March for Jesus, a public celebration of faith that organisers described as “a family day” and “an open act of proclaiming Christ.” The march will begin at 2pm at the Garden of Remembrance before moving down…
Fr Joseph Mullooly OP, a Dominican priest from Lanesboro, Co. Longford, who became a pioneering archaeologist in Rome, was honoured this past weekend at a special commemoration in the Basilica of San Clemente. The ceremony, led by Martin Selmayr, European Ambassador to the Holy See, drew around 100 visitors from Longford as well as descendants…
Archbishop Eamon Martin has warned that the modern world risks “slowly destroying itself” if it continues to pursue power and possessions at the expense of faith, dignity, and love. Speaking during his homily at Newry Cathedral honouring the Order of Malta, he said: “Our troubled world at times appears to be manifesting an indestructible force…
“Love is the life of the Church and prayer is the lifeblood of that life, prayer is hope in action,” Archbishop Dermot Farrell told the congregation at St Kevin’s, Harrington Street, as he ordained Bro. Ciarán Egan to the priesthood on Saturday, September 13. This was the first ordination to take place in St Kevin’s…
How Sr Fiona Pryle has spent decades battling for women’s safety The numbers are stark. Gardai were called to more than 65,000 incidents of domestic abuse last year, a 45% rise in just four years. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story, behind those figures are lives marked by fear, isolation, and tragedy.…
When Matthew Sanders launched Longbeard, the name was a nod to two images. One was slightly more reverent though, tongue and cheek: an homage to the “big man with the white beard” – God. The other was considerably less reverent, more rebellious, a tip of the hat to pirates. That desire to go out on…
“The support of my parish and family carried me all the way to ordination,” hears Pedro Esteva It takes a village to raise a priest,” said Rev. Tiernan Burke, reflecting on the long journey which recently brought him to the transitional diaconate – just one year away from full priesthood. Now 40, Rev. Burke described…
“What I see in the various parishes I visit are so many people from different cultures and countries, many of them very young people, bringing new life and energy, that’s such a positive sign for the Church today and for the future,” Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Paul Dempsey told The Irish Catholic. “To welcome people…
“Your sons need to see you on your knees praying,” said Fr Philip Mulryne OP at a packed Legion of Mary Men’s Conference in Dublin. The former Manchester United footballer turned Dominican priest was speaking at the From Football to Faith night, which also featured the testimony of ex-Irish international Keith Fahey. Asked how the…
The ordination of Fr Peter George Flynn OFM Conv was a joyous occasion. The Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fairview Strand, Dublin, was packed with friends, family, brothers, parishioners, and well wishers from across Ireland and beyond. Presiding was Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Paul Dempsey, who noted that though this…