In a record-breaking feat, hundreds of people named Cillian have travelled to a small town in Cavan where St Kilian is from. Mullagh was swarmed by 327 Cillians in honour of the saint, who is the patron of those suffering with rheumatism. The Cillians marched through Mullagh Fair led by the Corduff Pipe Band before…
A Cork priest who died early last year left estate worth over €1m in his will. Fr John Cotter, the former parish priest of St Patrick’s Church on Cork’s Lower Glanmire Road, died on February 2, 2017, leaving a total estate of €1,160,008. One of nine children, Fr Cotter was born in Rossmore, Co. Cork,…
Due to a lack of priests the Diocese of Clogher is reducing the number of Masses by 15%. Effective from the first weekend of October, the changes come on foot of a recent pastoral letter by diocesan administrator Msgr Joseph McGuinness which highlighted the fact there are just 58 priests in active ministry in the…
Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis has called for all the presidents of the Catholic bishops’ conferences of the world to meet at the Vatican in February to discuss the issue of sexual abuse of minors. A statement from the Pope’s cardinal advisory board today said, “The Holy Father Francis, hearing the Council of Cardinals, decided…
Former Taoiseach John Bruton has hit out at Health Minister Simon Harris for showing a lack of respect to people with different views on issues like abortion. He also said there is a contradiction in modern Ireland between concern for how children died in Mother and Baby homes decades ago, and a lack of concern…
It’s important to examine the allegations in Archbishop Viganò’s testimony, writes Greg Daly 1. What’s this Viganò story? While Pope Francis was in Ireland, Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal nuncio to the US, had several media outlets publish a ‘testimony’ attacking the Pope and a host of prelates, and calling for the Pope’s…
Priests in commuter towns need to engage actively with their communities to boost the Church’s visibility, Ireland’s newest bishop has said. “It’s about interacting with the community – it’s about getting involved, and becoming part of the community,” Meath’s Bishop Tom Deenihan told The Irish Catholic. “If the community isn’t coming into the Church, it’s…
Attacks against Pope Francis in the wake of accusations of abuse cover-ups by a former papal nuncio to the US are “tactical” and politically motivated, according to a well-known Dublin priest. Fr Bryan Shortall OFM Cap., who was present for Francis’ visit to a homelessness shelter in the capital, said the Pontiff’s silence on the…
Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland will be an opportunity for the Government to challenge his views on immigration, and reflect on our own failings, Irish priests have said. Speaking in response to the announcement that the US President will be coming to the country in November, migrant’s rights activist Fr Alan Hilliard said there are…
Meath’s new bishop is looking forward to leading a Church that goes to where people are, writes Greg Daly Meeting Pope Francis with Ireland’s bishops, just a week ahead of his own ordination as Bishop of Meath, was a touching experience, according to Bishop Tom Deenihan. “I think we were all touched by the…
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