Maeve Mahon hopes arguments against religious schools will be ‘done and dusted’ in the near future The head of the Catholic secondary schools trust CEIST has said she hopes that within the next 15 years Catholic schools will no longer have to defend their place in the Irish education system. Maeve Mahon, CEO of…
After safeguarding them for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St Hormizd has returned a collection of historic manuscripts belonging to the former Chaldean Diocese of Akra in northern Iraq to its ecclesiastical authorities. The formal handover ceremony took place at the Monastery of the Servant of God and Martyr Gabriel…
Fr Alberto Medel reported that staff at Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE, by its Spanish acronym) demanded he remove his clerical attire for the photo to renew his passport, a requirement he described as discriminatory and a violation of his right to religious freedom. The incident took place on November 4 at the passport…
When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina November 8, he became the first pope to set foot in the country in nearly four decades — and the first to encounter a nation still wrestling with the legacy of the Argentine who preceded him. Pope Francis remained deeply loved by many Argentines, particularly for his closeness…
“The Christian should be pre-eminently political,” Senator Rónán Mullen told young Catholics in Dublin on Saturday, urging them to take an active role in shaping society rather than retreat into like-minded circles. Speaking at Evangelium Ireland’s ‘The Isle of Saints: Reviving Our Catholic Heritage’ conference on November 7, he said political engagement was a responsibility…
Maeve Mahon, CEO of the CEIST schools trust, said that the founding congregations’ spirit is alive in Irish classrooms and in the Cabinet room The legacy of the Presentation Sisters is alive and well in Irish education, according to the head of the country’s largest Catholic secondary schools trust, who says this year’s 250th…
Olive Foley reveals story behind touching tribute to late husband Munster rugby players wore miraculous medals given to them by Olive Foley during their victory over Racing 92, ten years after the death of her husband, Munster legend Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Mrs Foley said scrum-half Craig Casey showed her his…
Some 130 people registered for Evangelium Ireland’s autumn apologetics conference in Dublin on Saturday, where young Catholics were encouraged to rediscover the treasures of their faith and bring them into the world today. The conference, ‘The Isle of Saints: Reviving Our Catholic Heritage’, held on November 7 at the Carmelite Community Centre on Aungier Street,…
Parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, City Quay, said a temporary goodbye to their beloved church on Sunday, November 8 at the final Mass before the quayside church closes for 10-12 months for refurbishment. Parish administrator V. Rev. Alan Hilliard celebrated the final Mass on Sunday, praising the community for their…
The Derry group Guardians of the Faith has launched a worldwide novena to Christ the King, which starts tomorrow, November 13, and ends on November 21, the feast day of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the eve of the Feast of Christ the King. Organiser Barry Mallett told The Irish Catholic, “The…
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