The former Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Bishop William Lee has died aged 82. The Tipperary native was ordained in 1966 at St Patrick’s College Maynooth and went on to further studies which eventually culminated in being awarded a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome. The bishop emeritus, who resigned from…
Leitrim town gives thanks after tornado During Mass in St Joseph’s Church, Leitrim Village, the site of a tornado last year, Fr Séamus O’Rourke CC Carrick-on-Shannon gave thanks to the Lord for protecting the lives of those in the town. “Tonight, here in Leitrim village, we come together in thanksgiving for the Lord saving the…
Aontú Leader and TD Peadar Tóibín has today called on the government to take seriously the threat to life that exists in the trafficking of migrants into Ireland. His comments come in the aftermath of the discovery of 14 migrants who were found in a container in Rosslare Harbour in Wexford yesterday evening. Expressing gratitude…
You have not read the headline on this piece incorrectly. In a huge and almost unnoticed change to the code of conduct that governs doctors in Ireland, new ethical guidelines from the Irish Medical Council no longer include a prohibition against the deliberate killing of a patient. The prohibition on doctors deliberately killing patients is old-age. What has taken…
The constant threat of rape is just one more hazard that the female homeless on Limerick’s streets have to contend with. One of the city’s best known advocates for the homeless has said that there is a disturbing rise in the numbers of young girls and women turning up for the regular homeless outreaches she…
A Nigerian priest based in Ireland has warned that embattled Christians in Nigeria have been “left alone to survive” by the international community, following attacks over Christmas that left almost 200 dead and hundreds more injured. The attacks on 20 Christian villages in Plateau state started on Saturday, December 23 and continued into Christmas day.…
College chaplaincies have seen “rapid growth” since Covid as young people are “hungry” for faith, college chaplains have said. Growth of college chaplaincies has been “exponential” on campuses across the island of Ireland, with many seeing thousands of students coming through their doors each week, chaplains told The Irish Catholic. While Census 2022 highlighted that…
Many parishes across Ireland saw packed churches this Christmas as people turned out in droves to celebrate the birth of Christ. This followed calls from priests and prelates across the country in early December for people to use the festive period to encourage their friends and neighbours who have been away from the sacraments, to…
Archbishop Eamon Martin has decried the “shocking” example of modern warfare in Gaza in his message for World Day of Peace. Reflecting on Pope Francis’ message highlighting the “serious ethical questions related to the armaments sector”, particularly the weaponisation of artificial intelligence, the archbishop of Armagh said “we must not lose sight of the shocking…
Staff at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) have criticised the “long, disquieting” and “opaque” dialogue process with University of Limerick (UL), which has ground to a halt. MIC staff are now questioning if the college is in a weaker position than at the start of the dialogue process. The comments come in response to revelations that…
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