Parishioners of Ashbourne-Donaghmore Parish gathered with the Bishop of Meath, local priests, and the chaplain to Meath’s Polish community recently to celebrate the dedication of the first chapel of its kind in Ireland to St John Paul II.   The newly-dedicated chapel is located in the former Sanctuary of the original church built in 1886. …

Salvador Ryan examines the origins of the Lutheran Reformation

UCD’s Prof. John McCafferty considers why the Reformation wasn’t embraced in Ireland

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A new drama on the papacy is more ignorant than anti-Catholics, writes Charles Collins

Fr Des O’Donnell In an interview last month, Pope Francis mentioned a family he knew where a young boy expressed a wish to be a girl when he grows up. This desire comes from what is called Gender Identity Confusion. It is also called Gender Dysphoria or Transsexualism. The Pope knows what psychologists have long…

Over the past number of weeks, The Irish Catholic has been running a campaign with our charity partner Sightsavers. This week marks the end of this campaign – the first time that The Irish Catholic has worked with a charity partner on an appeal. Even though I’ve worn eyeglasses since I was a child, I’ve…

It may seem like a very business-like way to acknowledge your own mortality, but making a will is a grim task that everyone should face up to. The failure to make a clear and valid will can leave a legacy of confusion, discord and uncertainty for your loved ones. A Co. Kildare solicitor who specialises…

Francis Campbell mounted a robust defence of faith schools

Greg Daly learns about a new exhibition devoted to the Church and the Easter Rising