A Church whistleblower has taken aim at clericalism in a recent book, and says that it’s the “abuse of power” that enables and condones other forms of abuse in the Catholic Church. Author of the new book, Cardinal Sin: Challenging power abuse in the Catholic Church, and abuse survivor, Brian Devlin says that a “new…
Archbishop Michael Neary has appealed to priests not to lose heart, despite the fact that their pastoral ministry has been curtailed by Covid-19 restrictions. Speaking as the Tuam priests gathered for their delayed Chrism Mass, Dr Neary insisted that “to lose heart would be to forget the treasure with which we have been entrusted and…
Fr Ignatius McQuillan, who secretly played for Fermanagh after his ordination, has died aged 90. Fr Iggy – as he was known – was a county footballer at the time of his ordination in 1955. As was customary at the time, he was asked to cease his career, but he continued playing under the name…
NET Ministries is looking forward to a return to “face-to-face” mission following a year of limited in-person missionary work, according to Executive Director of NET Ministries Ireland, Tony Foy. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Mr Foy said the coming mission year is a “different approach to last year”, but that they’re equally eager to get…
Senator Rónán Mullen sent a letter to Maynooth’s president, questioning the ethics of their collaboration on a survey about “anti-choice protests”. The university is collaborating with Together for Safety, a pro-abortion lobby group who are gathering information on “protests” outside abortion facilities. Mr Mullen called the group’s survey the “antithesis of objective academic research”. He…
Dublin archdiocese yesterday launched the ‘Families walking together in hope’ initiative, which provides “simple” and “achievable” ideas for families and parishes in support of the Faith in the home and parish. “The ‘family of families’ (parish) will be encouraged to reconnect the ‘holy’ to the home by suggesting rituals of faith in the home with…
Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin invited all parishes in the diocese to use the month of September for reflection on how the parish can be more welcoming to those who are slower to return to regular worship. Bishop Nulty made the invitation while speaking at Mass in Saint Conleth’s Parish in Newbridge on…
A priest described as a “simple son of Ireland” may be moving closer to being declared a saint with news that Church authorities are investigating a potential miracle attributed to his intercession. Tipperary man The Servant of God Fr Patrick Ryan ministered to those suffering with yellow fever in the US state of Tennessee in…
As a new exhibition on the founder of the Presentation Sisters opens in Cork, one of the co-creators said Venerable Nano Nagle is “unfairly overlooked” today. The Irish nun “dedicated her adult life trying to educate as many children as she could, to give them the best chance at having a better life”, Jessie Castle…
An Irish woman in Kabul is poised to leave the Afghanistan capital when the airport reopens, saying her family is “really worried” for her safety. Aoife MacManus, from Co. Meath, has been in the Afghan city for two years working in the primary education sector. She is one of a small number of Irish citizens…
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