For decades Soline Humbert’s name has been associated in Ireland with the debate over women’s ordination. Her recently released memoir, A Divine Calling, is as she says, “the story of a call that will not let me go.” Born in France and later making her home in Ireland, Ms Humbert lost her mother at 12…
Cardinal Mario Grech has called on the Church to create more spaces where young people can speak and be truly listened to, saying that their voices may carry the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Speaking with The Irish Catholic during his visit to Dublin last week, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops said:…
“It was horrendous… the idea that some of my colleagues could do such awful things shattered me. That was probably the only time I ever considered giving up,” said Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Donal Roche, recalling the painful years when revelations of clerical child abuse came to light in the 1990s. Speaking at the monthly…
A new book on the priesthood, Priesthood Today, is set to be launched on October 22, the feast of St John Paul II, at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. The volume, edited by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore and Chair of the Council of Vocations, brings together essays from priests, religious, and lay people…
The Traveller community has reached an important milestone in pastoral care and theological education, with Richard O’Brien of Kilarney, Co. Kerry, becoming one of the first Irish Travellers to be accredited as a Catholic Chaplain. “I was surprised to hear I was the first Traveller to become a chaplain, because it is such a faithful…
The John Main Seminar 2025 comes to Balally Parish, uniting contemplation and service For more see the website here. From November 6-9, 2025, Balally Parish will host the John Main Seminar under the theme “Integral Christianity: The Vision of Celtic Christianity for the Crisis of the 21st Century.” The annual seminar is the most…
“Surely the answer to loneliness or fear of being a burden, or of pain is not death?” says Baroness Nuala O’Loan, warning of the proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales. Writing in The Irish Catholic, she described the proposals as “profoundly dangerous and flawed,” with recent polling and parliamentary debates suggesting that…
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…