The American group who led Ireland’s largest women’s retreat last year have said they will return to Ireland this year and feel they have more work to do in the country. Highlighting the importance of links built with the Irish co-ordinators of November’s retreat, which saw 250 women gathering at the Emmaus Centre in Swords,…
Europe could die without a civilisation to give it life, writes Colm Fitzpatrick Why do some civilisations collapse to dust, whereas others are able to grow stronger and stronger? A quick glance at history’s fallen cultures like the Sumerian and Babylonian civilisations, as well as the Roman Empire, highlight the unwavering mortality of societies,…
Pro-life activist Michael O’Dowd is to run for election to the European Parliament. The Renua Ireland member has announced that he plans to run in the North-West Midlands constituency vowing that the theme of his campaign will be ‘Family, Community & Country’. Mr O’Dowd said that “today, if you have a traditional view, you are…
The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, will meet survivors of clerical abuse before the highly anticipated Vatican meeting on the Protection of Minors from February 21-24, 2019. “As a priest and bishop, I have already met many survivors and have always found it a humbling yet important and worthwhile experience,” he told CatholicIreland.net,…
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Leo O’Reilly of Kilmore on health grounds. While Dr O’Reilly was not due to retire until next year, the Vatican announced in a communique on December 31 that the retirement had been brought forward. A statement from the Catholic Communications Office said Bishop O’Reilly tendered his resignation…
January The new year began with news that Mayo-born Fr Patrick Peyton – who died in 1992 – began his first steps towards formal sainthood, with Pope Francis having acknowledged his ‘heroic virtues’, decreeing him ‘venerable’. Known as the ‘Rosary Priest’, Fr Peyton organised massive Rosary rallies in cities around the world, enlisting the help…
Pro-life TD Peadar Tóibín has said he is overwhelmed by the huge turnout at his public meetings to launch a new all-Ireland political party. He said that many people are sick and tired of the stifling consensus in Irish politics. Mr Tóibín has been holding packed meetings on both sides of the border and told…
A parish community has been left “shocked” after vandals kicked in a nativity crib and smashed a statue of the baby Jesus in an early morning attack on the religious scene, a local parish priest has said. The perpetrators of the attack, which occurred in Newbridge, Co. Kildare earlier this month, were identified on CCTV…
A school in the depths of a country torn apart by religious extremism would “dearly appreciate” an English teacher from Ireland to help rebuild the community, according to Archbishop Eamon Martin. The Archdiocese of Erbil in Iraq is rebuilding after ISIS destroyed towns and villages in the area and desecrated Christian sites and persecuted Christians.…
Catholics who are deciding to leave the Church are doing so at an increasingly young age, a new study has revealed. While it’s clear that there has been a sharp decline in those practicing the Faith in Western countries, new research has shown that people stop identifying as Catholics at a median age of 13,…
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