We must respond to the “urgency” of the Gospel to create a new expression of the Faith in a secularised cultured, said the new Bishop of Ossory. Bishop-elect Niall Coll said Ireland has a “long history of Christian witness” and “we have to believe the Holy Spirit is with us, that we’re going to do…
Senator Rónán Mullen has expressed his worry that Ireland’s trade relationship with China is “compromising our Government’s vigilance” on human rights issues China stands accused of. These comments come as Government officials confirm that a Chinese “police station” in Dublin has been ordered to close. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said no…
Irish Benedictine monk and former prior of Glentsal Abbey Fr Placid has died aged 104 in Limerick this week. Born Michael Murray in Lismore, Co. Waterford in 1918 he made his simple profession in 1937 and was subsequently sent to Belgium where he studied philosophy and started studying theology. His community in Belgium fled the…
Pope Francis has appointed well-known theologian Fr Niall Coll as the new Bishop of Ossory, with the announcement coming via a communique Friday. Bishop-elect Coll (59) is a priest of the Diocese of Raphoe and up to this point has been serving as parish priest of Donegal Town. Speaking on the occasion of his appointment,…
Staff Reporter Around the world, listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops gave many participants a sense of finally being listened to, but they also raised questions about how to promote greater inclusion in the Church while staying true to eternal Church teaching. Two of the issues raised most often in reports sent to the…
The writings of Fr John Cummins who died in a tragic car accident in 2019 have sold out days after publication and have gone to reprint to satisfy the demand. After his death in 2019, his family discovered he had kept many of his homilies from the previous twenty years on his computer. My Life…
Staff Reporter The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s (NCCA) draft SPHE curriculum has been criticised by Catholic bodies for “ignoring” schools’ rights to govern their own ethos. The Association of Patrons and Trustees of Catholic Schools (APTCS) have warned that the rationale underpinning the proposed Junior Cycle curriculum “does not in any way recognise…
Faith and integral human development combine to create “authentically” spiritual people, Prof. Eamonn Conway has said. Hear of reality “When we realise that what lies at the heart of reality is loving relationality then we realise that the concept of integral human development is unavoidable for Christians,” the Irish theologian said October 26. Prof. Conway…
Sisters of Mercy celebrate final profession Sisters of Mercy, family, friends and colleagues gathered on Sunday October 9 in Mercy International Centre, Baggot Street, Dublin, to celebrate the Perpetual Profession ceremony of Sr Máire Hearty RSM. Sr Brenda Dolphin, Provincial Leader of the South Central Province, thanked everyone who had journeyed alongside Sr Hearty to…
Pope Francis has appointed well-known theologian Fr Niall Coll as the new Bishop of Ossory. The announcement came in a communique from the Holy See this morning (Friday). Bishop-elect Coll (59) is a priest of the Diocese of Raphoe and up to this point has been serving as parish priest of Donegal Town. The Letterkenny-native…
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