Hundreds of people gathered for the ordination to the priesthood of Frs Kellan Scott OP and Anthony Kavanagh OP in St Saviour’s Church, September 4. Bishop of Meath Tom Deenihan ordained the two Dominicans, in front of many family members, friends and the wider Catholic community. Fr John Harris, prior provincial of the Dominicans in…
A prayer service of thanksgiving drew hundreds of people to mark the closing of renowned Holy Cross College Clonliffe Dublin in the college chapel on September 4. More than 200 people, including priests and current and former diocesan staff members, attended. Archbishop Farrell acknowledged the contribution of Holy Cross College to the life of the…
Heed the voice of creation – Diocese of Kerry The Diocese of Kerry is calling on people of faith to “listen to the voice of creation” this Season of Creation. The season runs from September 1 to October 4, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, when Christian Churches around the world focus on prayer…
Ruadhán Jones and Jason Osborne Parishioners across the country with spare rooms near universities are being asked to take in hard-pressed students who are struggling to find accommodation as the college year begins. Third-level institutions across the Republic are warning of an unprecedented crisis with fears that some students may be unable to attend college…
Staff Reporter Derry’s close-knit Indian Catholic community has been left shaken and “heartbroken” after two teen- agers died in a drowning tragedy on Monday evening. Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian – Syro Malabar Catholics – died after getting into difficulty at Enagh Lough. Four other teenagers who are also members of the community survived. Fr…
A team of archaeologists has uncovered what may be St Peter’s house by the Sea of Galilee, in what has been hailed by an Irish priest based in the Holy Land as an “extraordinary” discovery. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, Vice Director of the Magdala Centre in the Holy Land Fr Eamon Kelly LC…
Staff Reporter The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has revealed how his Catholic Faith has helped his family as they struggle to come to terms with the death of two of his five children. Mr Martin also said the tragedies shook his faith but that he and his wife Mary received comfort from the ministry of their…
Ireland’s national synodal synthesis, sent to Rome in August, is “very revealing and very disturbing”, the bishop of Waterford and Lismore has said. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan warned that a number of things challenging Church teaching emerged from the “rushed” synodal process. He added, however, that the synthesis is helpful as it shows the “serious fault-lines…
Prominent Irish missionary Fr Shay Cullen has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for being “like an extension of colonial control”. The Columban missionary called the IMF, a United Nations agency and international financial institution, the “great lender and debt collector for the rich nations and banks that lend to poor countries”. “It’s like an…
Staff Reporter A memorial to those who died during the pandemic and the carers has been unveiled on the slopes of Slieve Patrick in Co. Down. The stone of commemoration and thanks was blessed by the custodian of Slieve Patrick and parish priest of Saul – where St Patrick first came ashore on his missionary…
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