Following a vigil that attracted more than 1,000 people on Sunday August 27 in Clonmel, the funerals of the four young victims of the Clonmel crash take place today, Friday and Saturday. Bishop Phonsie Cullinan urged prayer at the vigil and that people would “find a strength” in supporting one another. Also speaking at the…

British actor Tommy Jessop has set his sights on Hollywood with the goal of changing the world for the better for people with Down Syndrome. Mr Jessop (38) made headlines when he became the first actor with Down Syndrome to star in a primetime show, appearing in the hit show Coming Down the Mountain. Having…

The universal Church’s “solidarity” with South Sudan amid so many trials is “highly respected” and appreciated, an Irish missionary in the stricken African nation has said. This comes after the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, visited the country for the third time in a year in an effort to promote peace-building initiatives. Speaking…

Almost 1,000 women didn’t return to have an abortion after their first consultation in the first six months of 2023, HSE figures suggest. The 3-day wait period is being credited by pro-life organisations for facilitating women to change their mind about having an abortion. In the first six months of 2023, first consultation claims tallied…

A new report on the restorative justice programme undertaken by the Jesuit order in Ireland to respond to abuse perpetrated by Fr Joseph Marmion SJ against pupils suggests his victims and survivors were “largely satisfied” with the response. While the process “did not answer every need [of abuse survivors and victims], there was a sense…

Rising international sprinting star Rhasidat Adeleke, who came fourth in the 400-metre final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, has previously said she prays every day and her faith is important. The fastest woman in the 400-metre race in Irish history, Ms Adeleke, from Tallaght in Dublin, born to Nigerian parents, has broken…

Radio Maria, Ireland’s only Catholic radio station, is set to expand its base by launching a northern studio. The radio station has been broadcasting from its studio in Dublin since it was established in Ireland in 2015. Now, it is launching a new northern studio in St Mary’s Church, Chapel Lane, Belfast, on Thursday, September…

The late Bishop emeritus of Clogher Liam MacDaid was remembered for his “wisdom and deep Faith” as well as his humour and ability to listen, his successor has said at his funeral. Bishop McDaid’s funeral Mass took place at St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan on Saturday, August 26. The bishop died while on holiday in…

Fr Dawid Aksenczuk was ordained to the priesthood for the diocese of Down and Connor on Sunday, August 27, in St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast. Bishop Donal McKeown, the diocese’s apostolic administrator, told Fr Aksenczuk that his ordination comes at “a time of renewal and reimagining” for the diocese. The northern diocese is currently awaiting the…

St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh was packed to capacity well before Sunday’s 11am Mass began marking 150 years since the dedication of the church which dominates the skyline of Ireland’s ecclesiastical capital. Local parishioners — brimming with pride for the place where they made their First Holy Communion, were married, had their children baptised and…