Bishop Brendan Leahy tells Cathal Barry about his tenure to date and his plans for Limerick diocese in the future

When Belfast’s Interdenominational Divine Healing Ministries celebrated their 20th anniversary in November, co-founder and director Br David Jardine SSF recalled another November day nearly 50 years ago when his life changed forever.  The SSF may be unfamiliar to some readers of The Irish Catholic. It stands for Society of St Francis, an Anglican Franciscan order…

Are we as free-thinking as we assume?

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh talks to Mags Gargan about life, sport and Irish identity

A major conference takes place at Mater Dei Institute

Examining the National Archives

Paul Keenan offers a round up of stories covered by The Irish Catholic in 2013

The Pope’s interview with Fr Antonio Spadaro SJ in quotes

The Pope’s encyclical in quotations

The Pope’s exhortation in quotations