A Benemerenti Medal was awarded to the recently retired sacristan of the Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Barryroe, Co. Cork. Maura Whelton was awarded by the Pope, but the presentation was made by the Bishop of Cork and Ross, Fintan Gavin. Ms Whelton worked in the church for some 30 years, and…
Julieann Moran, General Secretary of the Synodal Path of the Catholic Church in Ireland, was a guest speaker at the Katholikentag in Wurzburg, Germany, over the weekend. She told participants that there is still great fear among some that things will change, and among others that they won’t. “But Jesus called on people not to…
An annual Mass for organ donors and their families took place on Sunday May 17 in Knock Basilica. The occasion brought together transplant recipients, those awaiting transplants, medical teams, and bereaved families who have donated the organs of their loved ones to mark Organ Donor Awareness Week, which runs until May 23. Claremorris native Nicole…
In his ongoing catechesis for the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, Pope Leo XIV considers Mary as a model, perfect member of the Church, and mother Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! The Second Vatican Council chose to dedicate the last chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church to the Virgin Mary (cf.…
The video shows an Italian priest at a funeral Mass in Ireland interrupting a eulogy. What is your opinion on Eulogies being said during funeral Masses?
Bishop Michael Duignan of Clonfert and Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora has announced new appointments for the dioceses. The diocesan changes are as follows: Fr Pat Kenny PP to retire as PP of New Inn and Bullaun. Effective from June 30, 2026. Fr Declan McInerney PP Eyrecourt, Clonfert, Meelick and Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of…
The relationship between faith and education is “extremely challenging” but Catholic school leaders must resist discouragement and instead focus on unlocking the dormant potential in every person they serve, Bishop Paul Dempsey has said. The Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin addressed the Association of Patrons and Trustees of Catholic Schools (APTCS) at Marino Institute on May…
A Lenten reflection resource from the Irish Synodal Pathway used language that even Rome had avoided — and sent Catholics into sensitive discussions without the formation needed to navigate them, a Dromore priest has argued. Fr Andrew McMahon, writing in The Irish Catholic, says Baptised and Sent in Lent was asking participants to address some…
This Sunday, the parishioners of St Andrew’s, Westland Row will gather to pray for Daniel O’Connell and give thanks for his legacy — a fitting act of remembrance from the Dublin parish that claims the Liberator as one of its own. For all his great achievements, O’Connell was first and foremost a proud Kerryman. But…