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.
Storm Éowyn left many households without power, water and heat around the island, but the difficulties became an opportunity for the community to unite and support each other. Fr Diarmuid Hogan, Communications Officer for Galway Diocese said that some parishes in the diocese are opening their doors to providing phone-charging, toilets and tea-making facilities. “Across…
Recently, the parish of St Kevin and St Kilian in Kilnamanagh-Castleview, Dublin unveiled replicas of the Shroud of Turin during Masses at St Kilian’s Church, Kingswood and St Kevin’s Church, Kilnamanagh. The replicas are now on permanent display to the public in both churches, offering sacred spaces for prayer and reflection. Visitors are welcomed during…
Twenty schools in the Diocese of Down and Connor were awarded the ‘Spirit of catholic education Award’ last week in a ceremony held in St Mary’s University College, Belfast. The event, which took place on January 22, marked the 2025 Catholic Schools Week in the diocese, and it was a way to recognise and pay…
The 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is taking place from January 18 to 25, with this year’s theme being the question Jesus posed to Martha: ‘Do you believe this?’ (John 11:26). As part of the week’s celebrations, Bishop of Ossory Niall Coll gave a homily during a service in St Canice’s Church of…
“Decisions that you make locally are far more important.” Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran said, in his homily during Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Curry, Co. Sligo on January 19 that, even though a surprise to many, the joining of the Dioceses of Elphin and Achonry “is not really going to make…
The Filipino Community in Dublin gathered to mark the feast of Señor Santo Niño de Cebu. The 26th annual celebration in Dublin took place in St Joseph’s Church, Berkeley Road, Dublin 7 on January 19. It is estimated over 600 people joined the celebration this year. With an outdoor celebration followed by Mass, the event’s…
The Vatican has seen a growth in the number of women in high roles in the Vatican since Pope Francis started his pontificate in 2013. However, some people believe there is still a degree of misogyny in the Church, resulting from recent comments the Pontiff made regarding nuns. On January 4, 2025, Pope Francis addressed…
Last week, Pope Francis appointed an Italian nun as the first woman to head a major Vatican office. Sr Simona Brambilla is the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Vatican department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. Sr Brambilla is now responsible…
Inshort Belfast church opens doors to homeless during freezing weather A church in Belfast has opened its doors to homeless persons during the freezing weather. St Mary’s Church accommodated 29 people on January 8 after the activation of The Serious Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), which means emergency accommodation is provided to people when temperatures are…
The St Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) will establish a Mission Parish in the heart of the Kildare and Leighlin Diocese in Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. The mission team should arrive in the parish on February 23. It is expected the parish will develop a strong missionary focus, embracing the Pope’s vision of Synodality. Bishop Denis…