Irish delegation attends tenth WMOF in Rome An Irish delegation has travelled to Rome to attend the 10th World Meeting of Families which began Wednesday. Families, along with Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty, travelled over to attend the event on the theme ‘Family love: a vocation and…
Staff reporter Would-be pilgrims to the Holy Land were among those who attended the launch of Michael Kelly’s new book in the Newman University Church in Dublin. Hosted by the Notre Dame Centre for Faith and Reason, which is based at the historic church, the launch explored themes connected with the book An Irish Pilgrimage…
More than 8,000 people tuned in to witness the final profession of a new Poor Clare sister to the convent in Nun’s Island, Galway. The profession ceremony of former UCHG dermatology nurse Sr Clare Marie, was live-streamed, a first for the community which has had a presence in Galway for nearly 400 years. ‘Touching’, ‘calming’,…
Bishop Fintan Gavin visited Upper Mayfield parish, Cork, as it marked the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Church of Our Lady Crowned, June 11 and 12. Bishop Gavin celebrated all three Masses, including the intentions of the parish community, all those who received the sacraments over the years, the benefactors both living, and…
Jason Osborne and Ruadhán Jones Faithful from across the 26 dioceses gathered in Athlone Saturday as the Church in Ireland convened for the national pre-synodal assembly. The purpose of the meeting was to move towards developing the final national synthesis that represents the results of the listening and discernment of the Faithful during the first…
Over 3,000 year seven and sixth class pupils who are to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in Derry diocese gathered to celebrate, June 9. Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown was the principal celebrant at the annual ‘Fan the Flame’ Mass, which also marks the end of the student’s time in primary/national school. Bishop McKeown was…
Three Catholic schools to be given co-ed status Three primary schools in Thurles Co. Tipperary are to become fully co-educational following a review conducted on behalf of the Patron, the Archbishop of the Diocese, Dr Kieran O’Reilly. The change is to come into effect in the 2023/2024 school year. The schools involved are Scoil Ailbhe,…
‘Come and see for yourself, Mr President’ Irish missionaries have called on Michael D. Higgins to visit suffering Christians in Nigeria, after the president was accused of blaming a recent slaughter of Catholics at Mass on climate change rather than anti-Christian persecution. The local Bishop Jude Arogundade criticised the president insisting that: “To suggest or…
There has been a “clear call” for married priests, according to the synod report from the diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. The call came from a listening session with parents in the diocese, which largely covers counties Leitrim and Longford. “There is a strong focus on priests as core to the Church. And here there…
Staff reporter Veteran homeless advocate Fr Peter McVerry has suffered minor injuries following an alleged attack at his home by a man who came to him to ask for help. CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust Pat Doyle said that in the early hours of the morning June 8, the Jesuit priest “opened his door…
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