Seven sets of human remains that likely belong to infants were discovered at the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam, Co. Galway according to the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, ODAIT. Other adult human remains had been founded earlier in the excavations. However ODAIT has been unable to date…
As global leaders gather in Belém, Brazil for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), Catholic representatives also spread the message of Pope Leo to the masses. Dr Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM), is participating in the event and told The Irish Catholic they are bringing the “Holy Water that was the…
Coinciding with the diocese’s Youth Ministry Special Collection, Cork and Ross celebrated their first Young Adult Mass on November 9, an event which will now take place on the second Sunday of each month. The Mass took place at Sts Peter and Paul’s Church, and according to Sheila Kelleher, the diocese’s coordinator for youth ministry,…
St Vincent de Paul (SVP) members gathered for Mass to mark the Feast of St Vincent de Paul in Holy Trinity Church, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. At Mass, tributes were paid for the organisation’s volunteers and their work providing support to individuals and families throughout the North was highlighted. Fr Brian McNally CC Holy Trinity Church…
The funeral industry is currently facing severe challenges due to recent bouts of inflation, an industry official has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, CEO of Fanagan’s funeral directors, Bryan Murphy said that recent increases in input costs have negatively impacted the industry’s profit margins. “Obviously we’ve gone through a very high inflationary period and…
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), known as the Loreto Sisters, and the Congregation of Jesus (CJ) merged into one congregation during Mass in Loyola, Spain on November 4. The two congregations, which are present in over 40 countries, share the same foundress, Venerable Mary Ward. The merger brought together around 1,880 sisters…
The United Nations has disgraced themselves again” a leading Irish psychotherapist has told The Irish Catholic in the wake of a UN report advocating boys and girls share shower facilities. Dr Stella O’Malley told this paper that “No serious organisation tells schools that boys should share facilities such as showers and residential spaces with girls.…
Seven sets of human remains that likely belong to infants have been discovered at the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam, Co. Galway, according to the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, ODAIT. In an update released this morning, November 7, the report states: “forensic experts also confirmed that seven…
Bishop Tom Deenihan of Meath- Ireland’s third largest diocese- has issued a wide-ranging pastoral letter, Future of Our Parishes: Communities of Belonging and Evangelisation, calling for renewed vitality and cooperation among parishes as they face demographic change, fewer priests, and the need for deeper evangelisation. He also reassures parishes that closures or mergers are not being…
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