Category: Feature

Supporting missionaries and seminaries to share Christ’s message in a world at flux

World Mission Sunday 2023 – Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work Missionaries, as Christ’s ambassadors, continue to give people tremendous hope, Missio Ireland’s director tells Chai Brady Irish missionaries are growing older and many have been forced to retire due to ill-health, but the fruits of their hard work remain, including the…

Downsizing the future for Irish Franciscans

The order is working to maintain its presence but vocations are dwindling, Fr Aidan McGrath OFM tells Ruadhán Jones Earlier this year, the Irish Franciscans closed two of its houses in Ireland, one in Clonmel, another in Waterford. The order continues to maintain eight houses around the country, but with vocations dwindling and an aging…

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Missionaries’ support ‘fundamental’ to developing strong communities

Missionary support to developing communities is very important, Sr Josephine McCarthy tells Ruadhán Jones Whether it be in health, education or sustainable farming, the support offered by missionaries is fundamentally important to developing communities, says Sr Josephine McCarthy PBVM “Missionaries are extremely well placed to know what’s needed on the ground because they’re there among…