Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a sectarian hate crime on a Catholic Church in Derry which has been decried as “disgusting” and “disgraceful”. A door of St Mary’s Church in Limavady as well as a standing crucifix on the church grounds were defaced with graffiti which included the names of loyalist paramilitary organisations such…
The Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) has welcomed Pope Francis’ establishment of a ‘World Day of Prayer for Grandparents and the Elderly’ which will take place for the first time on July 25 this year. Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam, patron of the CGA, welcomed the move saying the Pope is “highlighting the very important role…
Dozens of people in Kerry have benefitted from spiritual exercises Exodus and Fiat 90, which have proven “absolutely powerful” in helping people thrive during lockdown. Exodus and Fiat 90 are a set of male and female spiritual exercises respectively which aim to strip life back to the basics of prayer, asceticism and community. An extended…
Dublin’s new leader has insisted that how we rise to challenges and opportunities defines who we are as people of faith, writes Michael Kelly Archbishop Dermot Farrell has said he is filled with hope as he takes up his new appointment as archbishop of the country’s largest diocese. Dr Farrell was installed in St Mary’s…
RTÉ has confirmed that it will continue to offer extra religious content until the end of June while the national vaccination programme is implemented. The national broadcaster has aired weekday and Sunday Masses since the first lockdown last March in partnership with churchservices.tv. Commissioning editor of religious content at RTÉ, Roger Childs, commented, saying that…
The Israeli Embassy in Ireland has hit back at a statement by the Vatican’s Holy Land Coordination Group that Israel has a “legal responsibility” to vaccinate Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. In a statement released by the group, which included Irish bishops Dr Noel Treanor and Dr Fintan Monahan, they stated that Israel…
The Vatican’s official news agency has vowed to do better after an observant Irish reader spotted they refer to ‘UK bishops’ when they mean just prelates from England and Wales. Vatican News, a news information portal provided by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, was taken to task by a concerned reader of The Irish Catholic…
A priest-turned-detective in East Cork tracked down an alleged collection box thief who is now in Garda custody. The priest became aware of the thief when he found cheques for annual church donations from another parish in his collection box Sunday January 24, according to The Sun. The cleric investigated using CCTV footage from cameras…
Simon Coveney has said that the Government will be bringing the findings of the mother and baby homes report to the attention of the Holy See. Responding to an enquiry submitted by Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns, which saw Ms Cairns asking for the minister’s views on whether the final report of the Mother and Baby…
A challenge by businessman Declan Ganley over Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions on religious services has been adjourned at the High Court to early next month
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