The African Chaplaincy in Dublin, which provides support for African communities in Ireland, will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary this weekend. The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin will be the chief celebrant at a Mass where he will be joined by over five hundred members of the African congregation and several other members of…

Instances of anti-Semitism in Ireland are often linked to political beliefs relating to the Israel/Palestine conflict, according to the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI). This has led to young people hiding their Judaism, and causes Jewish students not to engage in discussions about the conflict according to Maurice Cohen, chairperson of the JRCI. “I…

Ireland can expect to see more flooding on the devastating scale experienced in Donegal last week as a result of the effects of climate change, according to a well-known ecologist. Fr Sean McDonagh SSC told The Irish Catholic that while the flooding in Donegal, which has displaced 47 families following severe rainfall, can’t be said…

Trócaire has called upon Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to place human rights and solidarity at the centre of his foreign policy, following announcements that he will be doubling Ireland’s diplomatic presence by 2025. Mr Varadkar has said that he wants to outline “Ireland’s place in the world in the years ahead”. “As Ireland seeks election to…

The British government lobbied extensively while the Vatican was trying to find a successor to Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, newly declassified state papers reveal. The authorities were keen that a new Primate would be less critical of British policy in the North. Files released by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) reveal that…

Staff Reporter Churches in the North were privately offered £100,000 a year by a British government minister if they would work more closely together in the interests of community relations, a declassified file has revealed. A memo from Tony McCusker in the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU) in January 1991 set out details of a…

EXCLUSIVE There will be just six first year seminarians at the national seminary when classes resume later this month, according to figures obtained by The Irish Catholic. It is thought to be the lowest number on record in Maynooth’s 222 year history. While returns from 25 of the country’s 26 dioceses show that 15 men…

Sr Louise O’Brien, Sr Esther & Sr Elma Hurley (Daughters of Charity, Henrietta Street) with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Fr Bryan Shortall OFM Cap. after a Mass to celebrate the bicentenary of St Michan’s Church, Halston Street which was followed by a street party.

Fr Conor McDonough OP gives the annual blessing of Galway Bay off the Claddagh near Mutton Island lighthouse. Fr McDonough fi rst blessed the boats and all who sail in them at the pier near St Mary’s Church before the fl eet sailed out for the centuries-old tradition of the Blessing of the Bay. Photo:…

Local children dressed as the three children of Fatima, Jacinta (Grace), Lucia (Sarah) and Francisco (Gerard) pray at the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima during its visit to St Nicholas chapel, Ardglass on a tour of Ireland facilitated by Fr Aoilbe O’Reilly, order of the Holy Cross, in association with the World…