Renata is a Brazilian journalist who holds a Master’s degree in Journalism with first-class honours, completed in 2023. She joined The Irish Catholic in April 2024 as a multimedia journalist, where she brings a fresh, international perspective to storytelling through a range of digital platforms.
This month, October 12 marks 20 years since the death of St Carlo Acutis. To mark the date, an anniversary celebration will take place in the Sanctuary of the Spoliation, Assisi, from October 9 to 12. Attending and bringing petitions from the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore is Fr Michael Toomey, PP and Administrator of…
St Eugene’s Church, Glenock, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, has reopened its doors after being closed for twenty months for renovations. The official opening took place on September 27 and received Bishop Donal McKeown, Archbishop Séamus Horgan, Bishop Michael Router, among other visiting priests. The iconic church started as a rectangular building with a thatched roof in…
Catholics worldwide are getting ready to celebrate Mission Month this month. But October has an extra special meaning for Brazilian Catholics: it is the month to celebrate their National Patroness, Our Lady of Aparecida, on October 12. Over 300 years ago, early in the morning of October 12, 1717, three men, Domingos Garcia, Filipe Pedroso,…
Over 250 people gathered at Multyfarnham Friary in Co. Westmeath, on September 26 in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis. This Saturday, October 3, marks the anniversary, but the Church around the globe has been holding events in commemoration since January, as Pope Leo XIV has declared a Jubilee Year…
Irish clergy have been invited for the first time to take part in the ‘European Futsal Championship For Priests’, which will be held in Prishtina, Kosovo, on February 1-5, 2027. Fr Mark Quinn, Tuam Parish, who is organising the Irish team, told The Irish Catholic that the tournament is in its 19th year, but it’s…
Ossory Diocese has, officially, a new bishop, as Bishop Ger Nash was installed on Sunday, September 13, following his appointment as Bishop of Ossory on July 29. The ceremony of Installation, which took place in St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, was led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, and attended by parishioners, family, friends and bishops from dioceses…
“An emerging Church of co-responsible action depends on relationships of genuine trust,” said Bishop Ger Nash in his homily at his Installation ceremony as Bishop of Ossory, on Sunday, September 13, in St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny. The now Bishop of Ferns and Ossory spoke about synodality and how the “The Synodal Pathway calls us to…
The Catholic Mothers Ireland received families from across the island of Ireland at their annual National Mass and Family Day, which, this year, took place in Termonbacca, Co. Derry. As the organisation is composed of small groups in local parishes, the annual Mass is thought to be a moment for all members to come together…
Religious Education in Irish schools should provide a broader, “more robust interfaith and religiously pluralist curricula”, Dr Peter Admirand, professor of Theology and director of the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue at Dublin City University, has argued in an opinion article published by the Irish Examiner. Nicholas Cuddihy, Education Nation podcast host, has said that Dr…
The pro-life cause unites all Christians, Bernadette Smyth, Chairwoman of Precious Life, told The Irish Catholic following a Rosary Vigil for Life in front of Belfast City Hall on August 30, when hundreds gathered in prayer in response to Belfast City Council’s plans to illuminate the City Hall in celebration of abortion. The City Hall…