The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland will say this Sunday that the Lord has not stopped calling people for the priesthood, but he can be difficult to hear among “so many competing voices”. In his pastoral message on Vocations Sunday Archbishop Eamon Martin is “keen” to encourage the priesthood for Irish youth. The…
A candidate running in the Irish local elections has said he will represent Catholic voters and those striving to improve their community. Paul Uzo, who is originally from Nigeria and is now running as an Independent candidate in Dublin’s Swords told The Irish Catholic he wants to “work as a bridge between the disaffected youth…
Rock star Bruce Springsteen and filmmaking behemoth Martin Scorsese have discussed the importance of the Catholic Faith in forming their art. In a wide-ranging conversation over the weekend in Los Angeles the two discussed their Catholic upbringings, with Springsteen saying “all my work was informed by my years in Catholic school”. “All that redemption, damnation,…
A poster campaign showing an unborn child at 11 weeks is intended to remind people that regardless of the law, unborn human beings are still human beings. Almost a year after the referendum that repealed Ireland’s constitutional protections for the unborn, the Iona Institute’s ‘Still One of Us’ campaign is based on a similar campaign…
Persecuted Christian Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row until her release last year, has reached Canada and is now reunited with her family. David Turner, Director of Church in Chains in Ireland, described it as “an encouraging day for Christians in Pakistan, for Asia justice has finally been done, but there’s a…
Exclusive Latest figures show some congregations face ‘unsustainable’ future Greg Daly, Chai Brady and Colm Fitzpatrick The financial situation of many religious orders in Ireland is at breaking point, with some admitting that their future is financially unsustainable, an investigation by The Irish Catholic has revealed. Overall, the majority of orders in Ireland are spending vastly more than…
The South West Province of the Presentation Sisters are in the process of donating three acres of valuable land in Cork city to charity. The site of the Presentation Convent in Turner’s Cross is set to be donated to the Good Shepherd Sisters in Cork who run Edel House, in order to “alleviate the housing…
A new Vatican department focused on evangelisation will succeed if it can channel the vision Pope Francis mapped out at the start of his papacy, Raphoe’s Bishop Alan McGuckian has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic about plans for a Vatican ‘super-dicastery’ Bishop McGuckian said he hoped that the plan will point to real leadership…
A well-known psychiatrist has said she is “surprised” at survey results which found more Irish people disagree that religion does more harm than good, despite hostility in mainstream media. Prof. Patricia Casey said there seems to be “anti-religious” sentiment among the majority of journalists and politicians. These are “out of touch” with a large proportion…
The priest who spoke at the ecumenical service of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has said there has been no progress in many areas since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Fr Martin Magill, who gave a eulogy in Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral in memory of the 29-year-old woman killed by a dissident republican group,…
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