A new exhibition, ‘A Man for all Seasons’, on the life of the late Bishop of Derry Edward Daly was launched Wednesday 3, August. Exhibition It will be on display at St Eugene’s Cathedral Hall, Infirmary Road, from August 8-14. The exhibition – which is supported by Derry & Strabane Council – features items linked…
Personal Profile Connor McCann has been involved in ministry for almost 40 years, in one form or another. Having discovered the great belonging the faith community offers, he discerned a vocation to the priesthood, before finding his vocation as a pastoral worker. I loved to sing, and in some respects I was a bit of…
Volunteer opportunities’ at Catholic hospital in Kenya. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Mutomo in Kenya are offering opportunities for volunteers both at the hospital and in the community. The hospital partners with organisations for volunteer and residency programs as well as community health programs such as children and mothers’ initiatives, water and sanitation. They also…
The Church in Cork and Ross has to embrace change now or it will be left with no choice, Bishop Fintan Gavin has warned in a pastoral letter, August 2. The Bishop of Cork and Ross comments came as he announced structural changes to the diocese, with the introduction of ‘families of parishes’. “We have…
Ukrainians pray peace will come quickly, but getting there “must include” justice and respect for Ukraine’s recognised borders, the recently appointed Apostolic Visitor to Ukrainian Catholics in Ireland has said. Bishop Kenneth Nowkowski’s comments come following a controversial letter from Sabina Higgins, wife to the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. In it, she called…
A new study from Queen’s University Belfast shows that being Catholic is one the “main factors” in speaking Irish in the North. The report, which draws on census data from the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study, shows that 91% of people who were raised Catholic have knowledge of the Irish language. Catholics are four times more…
Irish Catholic philosopher William Desmond warns that modern Ireland has desanctified life, writes Ruadhán Jones Reflecting on his return to Ireland in 1995, Cork-born philosopher William Desmond wrote that one sees home “in a doubled way” after a long time away. “There is no simple univocal home ever more.” I spoke to Prof. Desmond almost…
Parishes and schools in Kenya and Waterford are forging links for their “mutual enrichment”, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Alphonsus Cullinan has said. Bishop Cullinan along with representatives from the diocese and Mary’s Meals visited the diocese of Lodwar, Northern Kenya, in July to establish outreach programmes to the region. “This is an arid and…
We must not lose hope “through this time of transition and restructuring”, Archbishop Francis Duffy told pilgrims ahead of the Reek Sunday climb up Croagh Patrick. Speaking at the Vigil Mass in St Mary’s Church, Westport, Co. Mayo, the archbishop of Tuam said that now is a “time for faith, faith into action, faith into…
The Catholic Grandparent’s Association held its pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, July 24. Grandparents from around the country gathered at the Eucharistic and Marian Shrine to celebrate the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Mass was celebrated in the basilica by Archbishop Francis Duffy, patron of the CGA.