The director of the Loyola Institute Dr Michael Kirwan said it’s “really important” that people have confidence in their grasp of theology if the Irish synodal process is to be fruitful. Dr Kirwan, who is a professor in systematic and pastoral theology, told The Irish Catholic people are being asked “to have an enormous level…
Staff reporter American actor and Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf went on pilgrimage to the hometown of Padre Pio as part of his preparations to play the Italian saint in an upcoming biopic. Mr LaBeouf, who starred in the Transformers franchise, visited San Giovani Rotondo where Padre Pio lived and served from 1916 until his death…
Family and friends of Belfast teenager Fionntán McGarvey heard of how his “big smile, his love and his friendship, with his talent and sportsmanship,” lit up the sky in their lives during his funeral on Monday. Police have launched a murder investigation after the 18-year-old died last Thursday in the Royal Victoria Hospital. This was…
Housing charity Threshold has warned that debt accrued during the pandemic as well as job losses will put further pressure on renters during the housing crisis as society reopens. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, CEO of Threshold John-Mark McCafferty said that those most affected by the pandemic, including staff in the hospitality industry, are more likely…
Staff reporter Following the recent raising of the age of sexual consent in the Philippines from 12 to 16, Irish missionary priest Fr Shay Cullen said they’ve experienced “a big step forward” in fighting child abuse in the Philippines. Based in the Philippines, Columban priest and founder of the Preda Foundation, Fr Cullen and his…
The Dominicans in Ireland are set to launch a major new online evangelisation effort this autumn, with Promoter of Online Preaching, Fr Conor McDonough telling The Irish Catholic newspaper that it’s a way “of reaching out to people who are no longer in the pews”. The website will “have a great deal of video and…
There is still a sense of “anxiety and fear” in Drogheda two years on from the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, Fr Colm O’Mahony OSA told The Irish Catholic. The killing of the 17-year-old on January 12, 2020, was the result of a gangland feud and left the community of the Co. Louth town feeling “isolated…
Brandon Scott Independent NUI Senator Rónán Mullen last week called on Minister Stephen Donnelly to honour a commitment given to tender openly for an independent chairperson as part of the three-year review of the 2018 abortion legislation. Commenting on a Department of Health press release of 8 December last, which said “a request for tender…
Staff reporter 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. The fifth Century abbess, who is one of the country’s three patron saints along with St Patrick and St Columba, founded several monasteries of nuns and her feast-day takes…
The energy we have as restrictions end is a chance to call people back to Mass, Ruadhán Jones hears Some grim figures emerged during the pandemic, not least the fact that a good number of regular Mass-goers had not returned after the various lockdowns. However, the Government’s announcement Friday January 21 that the majority of…
Ruadhán Jones
Chai Brady