Collaborating with the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) to celebrate the theme of International Women’s Day, “Give to Gain”, students of St Killian’s College participated in a workshop where they learned about the SVP and helped create a window display for the Vincent’s shop in Cushendall, Co. Antrim. Manager of the Cushendall shop…
The Pontifical Irish College in Rome has awarded Certificates to 13 Irish students who graduated from their year-long Lay Formation Programme, which includes a certificate in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. It marks a significant milestone as the college embarks on expanding its mission beyond a seminary to what it calls a synodal…
Aid to the Church in Need Ireland (ACN) is appealing to people to sign a new petition it has launched aimed at highlighting the often savage persecution of Christians in many parts of the world today. “In 2026, no one should have to choose between their faith and their life,” said Brandon Scott, Advocacy Officer…
Police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh arrested two Pentecostal pastors and one other man late last week after hearing they were involved in efforts to convert people to Christianity, another incident highlighting the plight of India’s minority Christians. The Press Trust of India reported Pentecostal pastors Vivek Kumar, Mohit Chaudhary and another man…
Christians in Sri Lanka are taking to the streets to protest against abuse by Buddhist clergy. During demonstrations in the country’s major cities on May 28 and 29, they called for those responsible to be held accountable without political or religious interference, as reported by Ucanews. The protests follow allegations against a high-ranking Buddhist monk.…
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical offers the Irish Church both challenge and hope, pointing it away from nostalgia for former certainties and away from a merely reactive accommodation to contemporary trends, according to theologian Prof. Eamonn Conway. In an analysis of Magnifica Humanitas sent to this paper, Prof. Conway (who was a Synod Expert at the…
Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has called on Catholics across the archdiocese to embrace an accelerating process of parish restructuring the format for which was published alongside a pastoral letter for Pentecost. The Archbishop urges Dubliners: “If we have the courage to face up to the reality of our local Church today, we will clearly…
The closure of Carlow College, Ireland’s oldest Catholic college, founded in 1782, “marks another significant moment in the life of the Irish Church”, Bishop Paul Dempsey told The Irish Catholic. Bishop Dempsey is a past pupil of the college and explained that St Patrick’s College (Carlow College) “served as a seminary, educating and forming priests…
Relics of St Oliver Plunkett will be available for veneration at the Conaty Chapel of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Cavan on Wednesday, June 3, with the visit made possible through the support of the local Knights of St Columbanus. Speaking ahead of the visit, Pastoral Centre Director Seán Coll said the centre is…
More than 1,000 Catholics gathered in Dublin over Pentecost weekend for the Ignite Ireland conference, headlined by US theologian and author Dr Scott Hahn. The Dominican-backed event, held at The Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday, May 23, brought together Catholics from parishes, ministries, movements and religious communities across the country under the theme ‘Turning Embers…
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