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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Sr Clare Crockett, Servant of God, who died in an earthquake while in mission in Ecuador on April 16, 2016. To mark the milestone, HM Television started a 10-day countdown on their YouTube channel, releasing one video about the Irish nun per day. The clips feature…
“An additional 36 infant remains have been recovered [from the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam, Co. Galway] since the last technical update”, according to a new report, as forensic excavation of the site continues. The ‘Technical Update 6’, reporting findings from January 29 to March 31 and released on April…
Trump’s nationalism could be seen during the fuel protests, said ACP priest, Fr Roy Donovan. “The Irish flags on tractors and trucks, and people carrying the flags. It’s kind of the narrow nationalism of Trump, that kind of far-right stuff. It’s very intimidating.” For the priest, “The racism put out during the protests and the…
Over 30 children gathered to present a Passion Play on Good Friday in Our Lady Mother of the Church, Castleknock. Ellen Troy, founder and leader of the Children’s Liturgy Group, said the play “was such a big commitment,” and that the children “have been so good” and deserve “to be praised”. Bosco Thomas Chacko, organiser,…
Attendance particularly high during Holy Week ceremonies and Easter Masses this year, according to parish administrators. Fr Declan Hurley Adm. Navan Parish, Co. Meath, said the attendance in confession during Holy Week “surpassed all expectations.” On Tuesday during Holy Week “we offered Confession in St Mary’s Church all day non-stop,” and the turnout was such…
Exclusive “To keep hope alive is not naïve; it is an act of faith,” Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe has told The Irish Catholic. The bishop said that with all the suffering of wars around the world, “it is easy to feel overwhelmed, to the point of paralysis, and to surrender to despair.” However,…
Twin golfer priests celebrated their 95th birthday on Saturday, March 21 and will also celebrate 70 years of priesthood side by side this year. Both priests worked until over 90 years of age. Fr Joe Kelly had been working in Bayside Parish until last year, and his brother Fr Matt Kelly, retired three years ago.…
Drogheda conference helps people fight the Devil’s influence “Spiritual warfare is not only about possession… it is also about temptation,” said Fr Jeffrey Quintela, Chief Exorcist in the Diocese of Antipolo, Philippines and main speaker at the Spiritual Warfare Conference & Pilgrimage, which takes place in Drogheda next month. All people are tempted, the priest…
Faithful in Ireland and abroad have been praying for Irish missionary Sr Briege McKenna, who has been ill. The 80-year-old nun is famous for her miraculous healing at 24 and is associated with the miraculous healing of people. In an announcement on March 15, St Jude the Apostle Cathedral, Florida, US, announced the sister’s health…
Trócaire has condemned the acts of war in the Middle East, as the war between Israel and Iran and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah is in its second week. A UN agency said on Monday that the hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon. “This systemic failure of global diplomacy…