Bishop Noel Treanor told nine new deacons “we rejoice and give thanks to you” at their ordination over the weekend. The ordinations, the first for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Down and Connor, took place on Sunday, October 14. Each deacon will be attached to a parish and will assist with Mass, occasionally…
An Irish chaplain to the British army during World War I has been described as “imitating Christ” when he was bravely killed while administering Last Rites to a soldier. Speaking ahead of the screening of a film last week in the Vatican detailing Fr Willie Doyle SJ’s life, directed by Campbell Miller from Newcastle in…
Clergy cannot rely solely on the internet to reach young people on the peripheries, Waterford and Lismore’s bishop has said. In response to online initiatives which intend to educate lay people about the Faith, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan said that although the internet is “a space inhabitated by the younger generations”, proper formation requires being around…
Church charity Trócaire are concerned for the “poor and vulnerable” in Pakistan after getting a letter from their government requesting they cease operations in the country. The letter, which they received earlier this month, asked that Trócaire stop operating in Pakistan within 60 days. It provides an opportunity to re-apply for registration, but only after…
Bishop Laurence Forristal, who has died aged 87, has been described as having worked “tirelessly in service of the people of God”. Kilkenny-born Bishop Forristal served as bishop of Ossory from 1981 to 2007, and has been praised by the current Bishop of Ossory, Dr Dermot Farrell. Offering his sympathies to Dr Forristal’s family, friends…
Greg Daly and Luke Silke Brave Emma Mhic Mhathúna [pictured] got “tremendous strength” from her “deep faith” after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, her parish priest has said. The 37-year-old mother of five died on Sunday after being told in May that she had terminal cancer, a 2013 smear test having been misread. She was one of 221…
The Government must use the European Union to apply moral pressure to Pakistan if Christians are to be protected in the country, a leading religious freedom campaigner has said. The comments from Michael Kinsella of Aid to the Church in Need come against the background of Pakistan’s Supreme Court having reached a verdict in the…
Hundreds of people gathered from across the country to attend the Pro Life Campaign’s National Conference 2018 last Saturday to discuss the future of the pro-life movement and how Irish people can play a part in this. Taking place at the RDS in Dublin on October 6, over 600 people listened to speakers, including medical…
Hurling may be the only thing on Limerick midfielder Cian Lynch’s mind but he wouldn’t be able to do it without his strong Faith in God. The 22-year-old is a teetotaller and a devout Catholic, attending mass on a weekly basis at his home in Patrickswell. Speaking to thejournal.ie this week, Lynch [pictured] said his Faith…
The protection of life was a key theme in the more than 50 countries where the rosary was prayed by a ‘Holy League of Nations’ on Sunday, October 7, one of the event’s organisers has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, former MEP Kathy Sinnott said that “every one of the countries was free to…
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