Cold war novel Conclave is a reminder JPII’s significance for the Church and the world, writes Ruadhán Jones Conclave, the new fictional account of the election of Pope St John Paul II, opens in the recent past – 27 April, 2014 to be exact. It’s a significant day for the Catholic Church. On that day,…
A Donegal priest has criticised the Irish Government and the EU over the Brexit deal, which he calls a “huge disaster” for Irish fisheries and a “betrayal” of the industry. Fr John Joe Duffy from Creeslough, Co. Donegal, estimated that the deal could cost up to €100 million for Irish fisheries. It will be a…
The Israeli Embassy in Ireland has hit back at a statement by the Vatican’s Holy Land Coordination Group that Israel has a “legal responsibility” to vaccinate Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. In a statement released by the group, which included Irish bishops Dr Noel Treanor and Dr Fintan Monahan, they stated that Israel…
Director of Vocations Ireland Margaret Cartwright tells Ruadhán Jones about an exciting initiative to highlight vocations In January 2017, Pope Francis told a vocations conference in Italy that the Church urgently needs to “bring into the Christian community a new ‘vocational culture’”. The Pope closed his speech that day by praying that those present would…
Friends and family of the popular Armagh priest tell Ruadhán Jones about Fr McKeever’s remarkable character There’s one thing that everyone who met him agrees on; Fr Joe McKeever was a remarkable man and a great character. Colm O’Farrell, a pupil and later close friend of Fr McKeever, says that “if you’d have been with…
A priest-turned-detective in East Cork tracked down an alleged collection box thief who is now in Garda custody. The priest became aware of the thief when he found cheques for annual church donations from another parish in his collection box Sunday January 24, according to The Sun. The cleric investigated using CCTV footage from cameras…
Personal Profile The pandemic and lockdown have brought out many skills in lay volunteers and religious previously dormant. For some, however, it was an opportunity to build on skills they already used. Fr Eamon Roche, a former computer programmer and one of the developers of Cloyne Diocese Bl. Carlo Acutis online project, fits into the…
A challenge by businessman Declan Ganley over Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions on religious services has been adjourned at the High Court to early next month
More than 2,700 healthcare professionals have signed an open letter stating that they are “gravely concerned” about the attempt to introduce assisted suicide in Ireland
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has commended the Loreto Sisters for a century of selfless service to humanity and outstanding contribution to his country’s growth. The six founders arrived in Kenya from Ireland in 1921 and established the Loreto Eastern Africa Province which has been able to initiate 24 educational institutions in three African countries,…