Irish teachers have rejected a series of proposals including some described as “deeply insulting” which sought to reduce the role of religion in Catholic primary education. Alan Hynes, Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP), said the outcome of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) congress highlighted a disconnect between the union’s public messaging…
A Brazilian artist painted a portrait of Pope Francis on Grafton Street on April 22, the day after the Holy Father died. João ‘Brutto’ Adnet is a painter from Rio based in Dublin and painted the Pope before. “I am not even Catholic, but Pope Francis was like Jesus. He was a revolutionary,” the artist…
Evangelium Ireland, the annual Catholic apologetics conference took place on Easter Saturday April 26 in Maynooth College for the second year in a row and was attended by approximately 165 people. Fr Chris Hayden (Ferns Diocese), the spiritual director of St Patrick’s National Seminary gave a talk entitled “What are you looking for? Discipleship in…
A recent release from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the number of marriages post-Covid have been on the decline. In 2024, Ireland saw 20,348 marriages registered, including 668 same-sex unions, marking a 3.8% drop from 2023 and a 7.7% decline since 2014. Overall the marriage rate was 3.8 per 1000 people, down from…
Brazil celebrated 525 years of the first Catholic Mass in the country on April 26. Fr Severino Pinheiro da Silva Neto OFMCap, Chaplain for the Brazilian Community in Dublin said it is important to remember the day as it “reminds us of our identity, shows us who we are as it points at our origins.”…
The Parish of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham celebrated this week 150 years since the foundation of the Church of Annunciation. To mark the important milestone, a Jubilee Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Paul Dempsey took place on April 27. Celebrating the Mass alongside Bishop Dempsey were Fr Martin Cosgrove PP and Fr Michael Coady…
A new documentary telling the story of a woman who transformed the Catholic Church in Mexico is now available in Ireland and UK on Amazon Prime. The new animated documentary Concepción tells the story of Conchita Cabrera de Armida, a Mexican lay woman “whose profound faith and apostolic mission transformed the Catholic Church and continued…
Over 2,000 people gathered for a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis in Knock Basilica on April 23. The Mass was led by Fr Richard Gibbons PP and Rector at Knock Shrine and had people from Knock Parish and surrounding areas attending. According to Fr Gibbons, the Pope “is fondly remembered in Knock,” resulting from his…
AMRI hosted a gathering for returned missionaries at the Avila Retreat and Conference Centre in Dublin. The event was primarily social, providing an opportunity for attendees to connect, share stories, and engage with others, whether they had recently returned or had been back for some time. The idea for the event stemmed from last year’s…
Following the death of Bishop Brendan Comiskey SS CC, Bishop Emeritus of Ferns and former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and President of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has published the following statement: “On behalf of the Bishops’ Conference, I wish to express my sadness at the death of Bishop Brendan…
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