An Irish family who met the Pope in Croke Park are a testimony to God’s transforming power, writes Greg Daly If few images caught Ireland’s imagination as much during the papal visit as much as Alison Nevin’s selfie with Pope Francis at the Festival of Families, few stories will have caught hearts as much…
Pilgrimage can teach about your own Faith, writes Fr Shane Sullivan From July 16-July 31, I had to opportunity to go to Ecuador with a group of seven young adults from different parts of Ireland (Mayo, Galway, Tipperary and Antrim) along with two of the Roscommon-based Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother…
A beautiful commemorative book following Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland last August, has been released on sale this week. Pope Francis in Ireland is published by Columba Books and written in partnership with The Irish Catholic, leaving pilgrims with a lasting souvenir of this historic papal visit to Dublin and Knock, as well as the…
100 Years On… Irish industry was a subject of real concern a century ago, writes Gabriel Doherty One of the many striking aspects of The Irish Catholic during the period under review was the sheer range and diversity of the subjects discussed within its pages. There were, as one would expect, a plethora of…
Gabriel Doherty continues his reflection on issues as identified by The Irish Catholic a century ago The eye of The Irish Catholic in its edition of September 14, 1918 was firmly on overseas developments, with the evolving tragedy in Russia the subject of its lead editorial. Entitled ‘The terror in Russia’, it addressed the…
The eye of The Irish Catholic was firmly on international affairs 100 years ago, writes Gabriel Doherty The week ending Saturday September 7, 1918, was lacking somewhat in significant domestic events for The Irish Catholic to discuss, but on the international stage truly portentous developments were occurring on a daily basis. The most important…
Chai Brady discusses a new film about Pope John Paul II’s call for peace in Drogheda The road to reconciliation in the North of Ireland was always going to be a long one, but St John Paul II’s visit to Ireland was a catalyst for peace according to a new documentary. Admitting there was…
Chai Brady speaks to director Callum Macrae about the killing of 11 innocent people by British paratroopers in 1971 “Revenge or punishment” are not on the agenda for families of people killed by British troops in Belfast just months before Derry’s Bloody Sunday, a priest who served in the area at the time has…
WMOF 2018 The country celebrates Thousands of families gathered as the sound of church bells filled the air on the evening of August 21 as people attended events marking the beginning of the World Meeting of Families this year. All 26 of Ireland’s dioceses simultaneously celebrated the opening ceremony – with the lead ceremony…
The Pope in Ireland Francis arrives back in Ireland Some 38 years after he spent three months in Dublin as a Jesuit priest, Jorge Bergoglio returned to Dublin as Pope. He made history by becoming the first Pope since St John Paul II in 1979 to visit Ireland. Pope Francis was welcomed by high-ranking…
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