Missionary support to developing communities is very important, Sr Josephine McCarthy tells Ruadhán Jones Whether it be in health, education or sustainable farming, the support offered by missionaries is fundamentally important to developing communities, says Sr Josephine McCarthy PBVM “Missionaries are extremely well placed to know what’s needed on the ground because they’re there among…
Mother Agnes O’Shea, formerly abbess of Glencairn Abbey from 1995 to 2001, died on September 2 at the age of 92.
Attendees of the Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska Co. Laois are being encouraged to visit the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin’s stand and name their favourite saint.
Faith ‘under attack from modernity’ The Christian Faith is “under attack from modernity”, a Nigerian bishop has said while celebrating Mass at an Irish holy well. Bishop Charles Hammawa, Bishop of Jalingo Diocese in Nigeria, encouraged the Irish Faithful to pass on the faith of their fathers during Mass at St Feichin’s well in Abbey…
Almost 1,000 women didn’t return to have an abortion after their first consultation in the first six months of 2023, HSE figures suggest. The 3-day wait period is being credited by pro-life organisations for facilitating women to change their mind about having an abortion. In the first six months of 2023, first consultation claims tallied…
A new report on the restorative justice programme undertaken by the Jesuit order in Ireland to respond to abuse perpetrated by Fr Joseph Marmion SJ against pupils suggests his victims and survivors were “largely satisfied” with the response. While the process “did not answer every need [of abuse survivors and victims], there was a sense…
Radio Maria, Ireland’s only Catholic radio station, is set to expand its base by launching a northern studio. The radio station has been broadcasting from its studio in Dublin since it was established in Ireland in 2015. Now, it is launching a new northern studio in St Mary’s Church, Chapel Lane, Belfast, on Thursday, September…
Fr Dawid Aksenczuk was ordained to the priesthood for the diocese of Down and Connor on Sunday, August 27, in St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast. Bishop Donal McKeown, the diocese’s apostolic administrator, told Fr Aksenczuk that his ordination comes at “a time of renewal and reimagining” for the diocese. The northern diocese is currently awaiting the…
More than 100 young people attended a Marian conference in All Hallows, Dublin, to hear talks from poets, priests and theologians on the theme ‘Under Mary’s Mantle’. The conference, organised by the Legion of Mary, took place August 19-20, with guest speakers including poet and convert Sally Read, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Dr William A Thomas,…
The example of “messenger for God” Donal Walsh, the teen whose faith and poise as he battled cancer captivated Ireland, is inspiring interest in the Faith among young people today, his mother has said. Young people are seeking “guidance for their faith and spirituality and see an example in Donal that they can relate to”,…