Bishop Brendan Kelly has been appointed as the new bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, after being appointed by Pope Francis on Monday. Previously serving the Diocese of Achonry for a decade, the bishop said that he was still “somewhat in shock” at his appointment, as he had never expected to be shepherding another diocese.…
Brenda Drumm On Tuesday, Dec-ember 5, the WMOF2018 joined in the worldwide celebrations for International Volunteer Day. This day was designated by the UN General Assembly as a chance for volunteers and organisations to celebrate their efforts, share their values and promote their work among their communities. The WMOF2018 used the opportunity to call…
Bishop John Buckley from the Diocese of Cork and Ross said that schools and teachers can never have the same influence as family in children’s lives, and described a new book as being a useful resource for priests and lay people in preparing for the World Meeting of Families next year. Karen Kent’s ’55 Way…
The actions of Labour Youth in Maynooth have been condemned as “juvenile” and “disrespectful” after ‘F*** the Pope’ was posted twice from their official account. An image of the Communications Officer of Labour Youth, Liam Haughey, was posted with him holding a sign which read “I am pro-choice because… F*** the Pope”. The Labour Party…
The Irish Christian Friends of Israel have “wholeheartedly” welcomed the US president’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by moving the US embassy there. The ICFI say that Donald Trump is being portrayed as making the decision executively, and note that the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act is a public law that was…
Amnesty Ireland has refused a demand to return €137,000 donated by an American billionaire so it could campaign against Ireland’s pro-life laws. The November 17 instruction from the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) comes almost exactly a year after the ethics watchdog directed the Abortion Rights Campaign to return its grant, originally worth almost…
Archbishop accused of demoralising effect on priests People who come to Mass “are a dying breed” the Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said. He said: “I could spend all my time being concerned about the people who come to church, but they’re — you know I don’t want to be nasty —…
The Brexit impasse over the border and the North needs to be overcome as a matter of urgency, Bishop Donal McKeown has said. Bishop McKeown’s comments followed the breakdown of EU-UK talks after Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party rejected a plan for Northern Ireland to retain “regulatory alignment” with the Republic, thus effectively retaining the…
The Oireachtas committee on repealing Ireland’s constitutional protections for unborn children had focused minds ahead of this year’s Pro Life Campaign annual conference, according to a PLC spokesperson who said those at the attendance had left feeling “very buoyed up”. “I think the fact that there was such a great attendance at this time of…
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