The Rosary can help us meditate on the world which awaited Christ, writes Pedro Esteva The first time I encountered the Hopeful Mysteries, my immediate reaction was – can they do that? I was casually browsing Catholic blogs and articles when I stumbled upon this devotion recently approved for public prayer in the Diocese of…
Bro. Kevin Crowley, known for his work ministering to Dublin’s homeless by founding the Capuchin Day Centre, passed away at the age of 90. His lifelong commitment to the poor made him a beloved figure in Dublin and beyond. Through the Capuchin Day Centre, which he founded in 1969 on Bow Street, he touched the…
Philip McMahon OFM was ordained to the priesthood last Sunday by Bishop Tom Deenihan at St Mary’s Church, Navan, surrounded by family, friars, local clergy, and parishioners. Formerly a Tesco employee in Navan for 12 years, Fr McMahon began to discern he had a vocation during his two years travelling in Australia, where he reconnected…
A priest who volunteered at Lough Derg and studied in Rome has been remembered by friends and Church leaders as “a hero” and “a good shepherd” on the anniversary of his martyrdom. Fr Ragheed Ganni, a Chaldean Catholic priest from Mosul, was murdered by extremists on June 3 2007 after celebrating Mass with his parishioners.…
Seventeen early medieval manuscripts linked to Irish monastic missionaries have returned to Ireland for the first time in over a millennium, as part of a landmark exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland. The exhibition, Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe, opened May 30 at the museum’s Kildare Street…
Released during the sombre hours of Good Friday, Sins of Ireland is the latest film from solicitor-turned-filmmaker Alex Fegan, known for documentaries like The Irish Pub and Older than Ireland. Sixteen years ago, he left the law business to pursue his passion and has never looked back—joking that “the only skill that transferred over was…
Pope Leo XIV assured Irish clergy of his continual prayers for vocations in Ireland during an audience in St Peter’s Square, where he met with a delegation of Irish vocation directors, including Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore. Bishop Cullinan, who introduced the delegation to the Pope, called the meeting “a very personal moment.”…
Lough Derg opened its 2025 pilgrimage season with 256 ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ taking part in the first Three Day Pilgrimage of the Jubilee Year, a 20% increase on last year. The famous pilgrimage, renowned for its spiritual intensity, involves fasting, going barefoot, night-long vigil, and continuous prayer — all in pursuit of reflection, renewal, and…
Fr Jerald David, Aghamore parish administrator, led 40 pilgrims in a special Mass at the Mass Rock in Cloonacool, Tubercurry, Co. Sligo, marking a significant location where priests secretly celebrated Mass during the Penal Times. These dangerous periods in Irish history saw the celebration of Mass which was banned, and priests were hunted, facing the…
The Sisters of Mercy in Cobh celebrated the 175th anniversary of their community. The occasion was marked by a special Mass celebrated by Bishop William Crean at St Colman’s Cathedral, with Srs Pauline, Emmanuel, Anne-Marie, and Ann in attendance, supported by the Parish schools and clergy. In an interview with The Irish Catholic, Sr Emmanuel,…