Staff reporter Christian Churches in the Middle East face a “perilous type of existence” which has highlighted the need for them to work together, an Irish priest has said ahead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) 2022. The WPCU runs from January 18-25 on the theme ‘We saw his star in the…
Ashling Murphy was remembered for her great faith, talents and the love she brought to her friends and family at her funeral on Tuesday in St Brigid’s Church in Mount Bolus, Co. Offaly. Parish priest of Kilcormac and Killoughey Fr Michael Meade said of Ms Murphy, “in life she cherished the Gospels”, and that the…
Well-known law professor and political commentator Larry Donnelly has opposed calls to “eliminate” single-sex schools from Ireland, calling for freedom of choice. Mr Donnelly – who attended a single-sex secondary school in Boston – told The Irish Catholic that an “awful lot of” of young boys and girls “can benefit greatly from single-sex education”. Acknowledging…
Following the discovery of “collusive behaviour” in the North between members of the RUC, the UDR and paramilitary loyalist group the North Antrim UDA, an Irish priest has said the Police Ombudsman’s report was “damning”. Fermanagh-based Fr Joe McVeigh said the findings of Operation Greenwich, which looked at 19 murders carried out by the group…
Staff reporter A new website, synod.ie has been launched to support engagement with the national synodal pathway for the Church in Ireland. The website provides information about the synodal pathway and the timeline for the work, as well as making available a variety of resources to support engagement. Welcoming the publication of the website and resources Primate of…
The Filipino Catholic community gathered in St Joseph’s Church on Berkeley Road in Dublin for the feast of Santo Niño on Sunday. The feast is extremely popular in the Philippines and draws crowds of millions every year. The Santo Niño de Cebu is an icon of the Child Jesus. It was given by Portuguese explorer…
Adminstrator appointed for Ardagh and Clonmacnoise A new diocesan administrator, Fr Tom Healy, has been appointed for the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois following Archbishop Francis Duffy’s installation as the new Archbishop of Tuam. Fr Healy PP of Edgeworthstown in Co. Longford will administer the day-to-day affairs of Ardagh and Clonmacnois until a new bishop…
Richer countries must address ‘stark’ vaccine inequality There is a “real need” to address the “stark and worrying” contrast between the level of vaccination in Ireland and the developing world, an aid worker returning from Africa said. Gavin Douglas of Concern Worldwide saw first-hand the roll out of an EU-funded vaccination programme in Sierra Leone…
The Government has decided to add a new public holiday to the national calendar to honour the country’s female patron, St Brigid of Kildare
Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old school teacher who was attacked and killed on January 12, “cherished the Gospel” her funeral Mass has been told. Ashling had only qualified from Mary Immaculate College in Limerick last autumn and took up a post at the local Catholic school which her family described as her dream job. Her grieving…
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