Gogglebox Ireland has put out a call for nuns and priests to be a part of their TV show, which focuses on friends and families across the country watching television and filmed to see their reactions. Series producer Gareth McGreevy has said they are hoping to cast clergy and religious as their new ‘Goggleboxers’. Speaking…
Fr Shaun Doherty, a former radio host who gave up his chatshow to give his life to God, was ordained a priest for Derry diocese on July 2. The priest was one of Ireland’s most popular radio hosts, spending 30 years on the airwaves for Donegal’s Highland Radio. Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown ordained Fr…
This year’s Rally for Life saw thousands gather in Dublin to “hold the Government to account for the spiralling abortion rate”, as the large crowd filled O’Connell Street on Saturday, July 1. A Rally for Life spokesperson called for the three-day wait before abortion to be retained and criticised a Dáil bill seeking to legalise…
Audrey Bryce When Fr Pat Neeson joined the priesthood, he had his heart set from the very start on ending up somewhere like Malawi, Africa, to begin his ministry. Fr Neeson was passionate about his calling, saying, “All through my training I wanted to go there. I thought I would go to Africa, and I…
Farm deaths leave ‘cavern of darkness’ Farm deaths and accidents leave a “cavern of darkness” for those they affect, Bishop Denis Nulty said during an ecumenical prayer gathering on June 25. Accidents cause “devastation to families and farms”, the bishop of Kildare and Leighlin said at the 10th ecumenical remembrance service in Abbeyleix. “The more…
A former Dublin Lord Mayor has said he is “shocked” by a radical Church plan that would see the capital’s pro-cathedral on the city’s northside lose status as the mother church of the diocese in favour of another parish on the southside. Proposals to move the seat of Dublin’s archbishop from St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in…
Mary Immaculate College leadership will not be consulting staff until November 2023 regarding the historic negotiation between Mary Immaculate College (MIC) and University of Limerick (UL) for closer alignment. MIC President Eugene Wall announced in an email that staff won’t be consulted until after the first phase of negotiations conclude in September or October. The…
An expert on synodality has urged caution in discussions of sexuality and gender, warning that partisan framing is “irresponsible”, especially where the science is uncertain. There is wisdom in knowing where Church teaching can and must be changed on sexuality, Prof. Massimo Faggioli said at a conference in All Hallows on Saturday, June 24. “On…
As pro-lifers around the country gear up for Saturday’s Rally for Life, the Department of Health has revealed that 8,156 abortions took place in 2022. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín lamented the “heart breaking statistic”, calling the surge in the number of abortions “a humanitarian crisis”. “Over 8,000 unborn children in Ireland had their lives ended…
Abortion providers in Ireland have expressed moral doubts about the ‘service’, saying it can be “very, very difficult”, according to a peer reviewed article published last week. The article entitled “I suppose we’ve all been on a bit of a journey’: a qualitative study on providers’ lived experiences with liberalised abortion care in the Republic…
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