Cork City councillors who voted against renaming Bishop Lucey Park have strongly criticised what they see as an attempt to rewrite history and erase an important figure in the city’s Catholic heritage. Councillors voted 17-11 last week to begin a process that could see Bishop Lucey Park — named in honour of Bishop Cornelius Lucey…
The Diocese of Galway has announced that the remains of the late Bishop Eamonn Casey would no longer rest in the crypt of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas and will be laid in an undisclosed location. In a press release, the Diocese said they recognised the deep…
Parishioners of the Village of Gneeveguilla located in East Kerry might soon have to be buried outside of the parish, warns Fianna Fáil Kerry TD Michael Cahill. “There’s only a handful of burial plots left,” he told The Irish Catholic. The cemetery is located on the grounds of the Church of the Holy Rosary and…
“Mary, the Mother of God, is the perfect disciple, the prime example of discipleship, and an icon of the synodal life, “ said Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell in his homily for the closing Mass of the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Whitefriar Street Church. Preaching to the full church on the…
Coinciding with the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will bring thousands to Knock for the National Grandparents Pilgrimage on Sunday, the Catholic Grandparents Association celebrates their 25th anniversary. The Catholic Grandparents Association is the organisation responsible for the creation of the World Day. Speaking on the importance of grandparents and their…
A growing number of young men from diverse backgrounds are returning to church in Dublin and speaking openly about the impact of pornography on their lives, according to Fr Alan Hilliard, Administrator of City Quay and Westland Row parishes in the Archdiocese of Dublin. Fr Hilliard highlighted that many of these young men are raising…
Thousands are expected to join this year’s Reek Sunday pilgrimage on July 27 to the summit of Ireland’s ‘Holy Mountain,’ Croagh Patrick, continuing a 1,600-year-old tradition. Pilgrims of all ages will scale the 765 metres, led by Archbishop Francis Duffy, to pray and participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Eucharist. This year’s theme…
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem gathered in Maynooth last Saturday for the investiture of new members. The event took place in the chapel of St Patrick’s College and was presided over by Cardinal Seán Brady, Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy of Ireland. In total, nine new members were invested into the…
Members of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee last week heard strong opposition to the proposed Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill from representatives of Ireland’s Jewish community. The bill, which seeks to ban imports of goods — and potentially services — from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, has been…
Trócaire partner Caritas Jerusalem’s medical point in Deir al-Balah, Gaza completed evacuation on Tuesday morning, July 22. The medical facility and the medicine supply warehouse are located in the Al-Bourka area of Deir al-Balah. The evacuation process started on Sunday, July 21 as a precautionary measure taken following an Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) evacuation order for…
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