A young man once voted the most handsome man in Italy has quit his modelling job in order to join the priesthood. Edoardo Santini (21) was just 17 years old when he was voted Italy’s most handsome man in 2019, as part of a modelling pageant. The social media star took to Instagram to share…
Tensions are sky-high in Jerusalem’s Old City as a battle plays out between the city’s small Armenian Christian community and an Australian-Israeli businessman, which sees the Christian presence in the Armenian Quarter of the old city threatened by development plans. In a statement on the recent developments, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said that they…
After more than five years without a bishop the Diocese of Dromore’s plan to sell Bishop’s House and surrounding land in Newry to fund their redress scheme signals there will not be another bishop appointed. The land is believed to be worth about £3 million (€3.5 million). It is expected that Dromore and the Archdiocese…
Shane MacGowan had an “inner Faith that spoke to him” according to a member of The Priests, who recorded Little Drummer Boy with the renowned musician. Tributes have poured in for the former frontman of The Pogues who has often spoken about the importance of prayer in his life. The influence of his Catholic upbringing…
Pro-family campaigners have warned that a proposed referendum to amend the Constitution would be a “further downgrading of the importance of marriage to society”. The Government announced on Tuesday that it intended to ask the people to amend Article 41 of the Constitution to provide for a wider concept of Family; and delete Article 41.2…
A bomb attack that saw four killed and dozens injured at a university Mass in the southern Philippines has “shocked” the Church there according to an Irish Columban living in Manila. Media reports state the December 3 explosion caused panic among dozens of students and teachers in a gymnasium where Mass was taking place, at…
A week-long conference in Kilkenny, underlined how “distinct and unique” Catholic education is in Ireland, at a time when it is frequently under the spotlight. The joint initiative of St Kieran’s College and the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) brought together education leaders and teachers for a conference on ‘International Perspectives on Forming Catechesis/…
Belfast’s Catholic community will be gathering bright and early to celebrate ‘Misa de Gallo’ or the ‘Rooster Mass’, with St Vincent De Paul parish priest in Ligoniel, Fr Vincent Cushnahan describing it as a “beautiful” Filipino tradition illuminating the Church in Ireland. “In the Philippines there’s an old tradition whereby families would gather the nine…
There were scenes of jubilation and delight at Dublin’s Mercy College in Coolock with past pupils and former staff from the last 60 years coming together to mark the six decades since the school was established. Displays of photos over the past 60 years were on show. Dr Patricia Dwyer, principal since 2003, thanked current…
‘Clear signs of hope’ in vocations crisis The 36 men who attended a vocations weekend in Maynooth are a “clear sign of hope” during Ireland’s vocations crisis, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said. Speaking at a panel discussion in Queen’s University Belfast, Bishop Cullinan said that “the level of interest meant that the event was oversubscribed”.…
Chai Brady