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.
Bishop Kevin Doran and Bishop Michael Duignan, who also unite dioceses in persona episcopi welcomed the appointment of the new Bishop of Killala. With the appointment of Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam as the new Bishop of Killala, the West of Ireland now has officially three faith communities led by the three bishops. In a…
This Lent, Irish Catholics are invited to join in a new set of weekly prayer and reflection resources, Baptised and Sent in Lent, inspired by the preparatory document for Ireland’s National Pre-Synodal Assembly titled Baptised and Sent. “Each week in Lent, Baptised and Sent explores themes such as belonging, healing, renewal and mission – drawing…
The Irish Catholic, operating since 1888, has warned its future is being commercially threatened after An Post said it cannot provide paid-for postal collection services at the publication’s new Dublin 2 address, citing capacity constraints. This newspaper has endured through the Rising, wars, civil wars, and more recently the Covid pandemic – the paper believes…
The chapel of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, was filled last Sunday evening to honour and celebrate the music and ministry of Fr Liam Lawton. Many of Fr Lawton’s family and friends attended the event including Archbishop Eamon Martin, singers Eimear Quinn, Malachi Cush, Karl McGuckin and the Carlow Cathedral Choir. Mary Kennedy presented the evening’s…
St Joseph’s Redemptorists, Dundalk marked their 50th anniversary as a parish community last Sunday with Mass and refreshments afterwards. The main celebrant, Archbishop Eamon Martin, was joined by “six or seven concelebrants,” explained Fr Brendan Callanan CSsR, Rector and Administrator. The Irish dancing school Scoil rince ui corgharle “gave some more joy to the celebration,”…
A former Glenstal monk who was headhunted for a top role with the Irish bishops is seeking damages for an alleged unfair dismissal, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was told last Thursday. The bishops deny the allegation. The role of National Director for Catechetics and Executive Secretary to the Council for Catechetics at the Irish…
University students gathered on February 7 in the Hotel Riu Plaza, The Gresham in Dublin, for the 2026 Catholic Inter-varsity Ball, organised by Trinity College Laurentian Society. The event, which is in its third year, was attended by 107 young people. The evening started with Mass in St Saviour’s Church, followed by dinner and a…
Sacred Heart College, Omagh in Co. Tyrone, celebrated their 25th anniversary last weekend. The school is an amalgamation of St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s secondary schools and has educated thousands of students in the past two and a half decades. It is also one of the six schools in Omagh preparing to move to a…
The voice, and the specific vocation and charism of women are needed in the Church now more than ever, said Archbishop Eamon Martin during Mass at the Shrine of St Brigid at Faughart, Co. Louth, marking the saint’s feast on February 1. “St Brigid is certainly an inspiring example of the indispensable contribution that women…
Lifelong advocate for the homeless, Sr Colette Hickey, founder of Good Shepherd Cork, which works with women and children at risk of homelessness, celebrated her 108th birthday on January 31, making her one of the oldest living persons in Ireland today. Edel House emergency accommodation, founded by Sr Hickey in 1972, said she is “a…