Limerick GAA County Board described the late Frank Hogan as a strong believer of Faith and spreading the Gospel following his death this week. The born-again Christian, who preached the Gospel at GAA matches for over three decades, died at the age of 81 on March 7 – a date which ironically reads his famous…

Iona Institute has called for more childcare services to be provided for parents who wish to work part-time. This comes after an international survey has shown that 61% of women would prefer to work part-time if given the chance. “For people who are balancing home duties with part time work often, it’s the lower paid…

Access to the Sunday Mass at Rome’s Pontifical Irish College has been confined to members of the college community as concerns around coronavirus restrict life in the eternal city. Students in the college were given the options to stay on or return to Ireland and The Irish Catholic understands that the majority have opted to stay.…

Three owners of a British Catholic newspaper are in a disagreement with the Church over claims the paper owes about £280,000 (€320,000) in unpaid rent and restoration fees, according to reports. The Catholic Herald has been based at the back of a church based in London. According to the Financial Times its lease with St…

A former Ireland national soccer team physio says meeting the Pope was his proudest memory from Irish football’s most successful period in a new documentary this week. Mick Byrne met Pope John Paul II in the Vatican while the Irish squad were competing at Italia ’90 prior to their match against hosts Italy the next…

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Hegarty   Irish bishops say they are poised to take radical steps to stem coronavirus infection, including, if necessary, postponing Confirmation ceremonies and other gatherings, The Irish Catholic has learned. Dioceses around Ireland have already taken on board guidelines issued by health…

A Church academic has said historians are not expecting a ‘smoking gun’ from the Pope Pius XII ‘secret’ archives. The archives were opened to scholars on Monday who will likely take time to examine the documents. Pius XII has been accused a number of times of turning a blind eye to the Holocaust in 1963…

All politicians should be pro-family and look after the example set by Hungary’s family policies, according to Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan. The bishop of Waterford and Lismore said: “We see the promotion of the rights of the individual over family (in Ireland). In Hungary, in contrast, you are promoting the priority and importance of families.” The…

Six out of the top 10 baby names chosen for boys last year in Ireland were from the Bible according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). There was 677 Jacks born in Ireland last year, making it the most popular boys name in 2019. Jack is a derivative of John, and has been…