The Trinity College Catholic society has been warned they must stop organising prayer meetings, amidst fears of suspension or funding cuts. Correspondence seen by The Irish Catholic reveals that the Central Societies Committee has written to the Catholic Laurentian Society to inform them that they can no longer advertise or hold prayer meetings under the…

The Irish Order of Jesus and Mary are “overjoyed” after a road in Pakistan was named after an award-winning Irish missionary for her work in education there. A road in Karachi was named after Sr Berchmans Conway RJM due to an initiative of parents of one of the schools in which she taught. Speaking to…

A Co. Louth community has been busy celebrating the success of president-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 American elections. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, parish priest of Cooley, Fr Malachy Conlon, said, “There would be a palpable feeling of pride. Absolutely.” Fr Conlon welcomed Mr Biden to the area during his 2016 visit to Ireland,…

A new EU budget ruling could violate national sovereignty in an “undemocratic and divisive move”, according to Niamh Uí Bhriain of the Life Institute. The EU recently reached an agreement that gives Brussels the green light to cut funding to EU member countries over issues such as human rights and the independence of the judiciary.…

The rabbi of Dublin’s Jewish community has paid tribute to the late Lord Jonathan Sacks who died at the weekend. Rabbi Sacks (72) died after a short illness and was one of the most-respected voices of faith in contemporary Britain and was widely known across the English-speaking world for his writing on multiculturalism and inter-religious…

Irish charity Ruhama has expressed their hope that the review of current sexual offences legislation will result in improved law enforcement and greater public awareness around the issue of prostitution in Ireland. In a statement to The Irish Catholic, Ruhama Communications Officer Aimée Miller said, “Ruhama has a firm belief that the best practice legislative…

While the cry from across the Atlantic has been for every vote in the US election to be counted, there is another poll that is captivating residents of one Co. Wexford town just as much. Just three weeks ago – to the great relief of many in the town and surrounding area – the Department…

Bishop Kevin Doran has criticised the “narrow circumscription” of priests’ public ministry under the current travel regulations. The regulations mean that pizza deliverers and bicycle engineers have more freedom to work than priests, the bishop of Elphin said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Bishop Doran said that there’s an assumption that all priests do is…

The redevelopment of the first convent founded by Presentation Sisters’ founder Nano Nagle has won the Urban Design award in a prestigious national competition. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland gave the award, describing the South Presentation convent in Cork City as “an exemplary urban renewal project”. The project, completed in 2017, Nano…