The Secondary Schools education Trust (CEIST) held their annual conference in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone on October 1 and 2, at which the Bishop of Clonfert, Galway and Kilmacduagh Michael Duignan celebrated the opening Mass. Speaking on the theme of the conference, ‘In their footsteps, leading with faith’, Bishop Duignan referred to Catholic…
A diocesan gathering of Alpha teams took place in Cork and Ross, with the aim to prepare teams to run the programme in local parishes. The Alpha programme, a 10 week series of sessions intended to explore the basics of the faith, evangelise and initiate parish renewal, is an opportunity to ask questions and develop…
Legion of Mary founder Frank Duff and St Thérèse of Lisieux both carried God to “the less obvious people” and shared a “real love for souls”, according to the organiser of this week’s visit of the saint’s relics to the Legion’s Dublin headquarters. The relics will be at Morning Star Avenue this Friday and Saturday,…
True education begins with recognising the value and dignity of every person, Archbishop Dermot Farrell has said, as he urged young people to have the courage to engage with the challenges of society rather than retreat from them. Speaking at the celebrations marking the centenary of Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania, the Archbishop of Dublin said…
Over 250 people gathered at Multyfarnham Friary in Co. Westmeath, on September 26 in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis. This Saturday, October 3, marks the anniversary, but the Church around the globe has been holding events in commemoration since January, as Pope Leo XIV has declared a Jubilee Year…
The Church must “earn the right to be listened to” in a changing Ireland rather than expect the influence it held in the past, Bishop Paul Dempsey has said. Speaking at Croke Park on Sunday at the conclusion of the three-day Walk the Cross pilgrimage, the Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin addressed pilgrims who had walked…
Irish clergy have been invited for the first time to take part in the ‘European Futsal Championship For Priests’, which will be held in Prishtina, Kosovo, on February 1-5, 2027. Fr Mark Quinn, Tuam Parish, who is organising the Irish team, told The Irish Catholic that the tournament is in its 19th year, but it’s…
The President of the Legion of Mary has welcomed the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, recalling an address in which the American broadcaster-bishop called the Dublin-founded movement “my favourite group”. Sheen was declared Blessed at a Mass in St Louis on Thursday, September 24. Declan Lawlor, President of the Legion of Mary said he…
The Bishop of Down and Connor has paid tribute to the men and women who built St Michael the Archangel Parish in West Belfast during the “darkest days” of the Troubles. Speaking at the Golden Jubilee Mass on Saturday evening, Bishop Alan McGuckian said the parish church still bears “visible signs” of the decades-long conflict,…
The canonisation Cause of First World War chaplain Fr Willie Doyle SJ is set to move to Rome following the formal conclusion of its diocesan phase next month. The Irish phase will close during Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, at 4pm on October 18, after which evidence gathered by the…
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