The Dublin diocese has teamed up with a top US Catholic university to establish a new centre for dialogue between the Church and society. Operations at the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason will begin later this year and will have a special focus on outreach to young people. The University of Notre Dame…
Bishop Michael Smith welcomed the newest priest to the Diocese of Meath on Sunday when Fr Conor McGee, pictured with Fr Ronan Drury (right), was ordained in Tullamore parish. Another new priest for Meath, Rev. Warren Collier, will be ordained next month.
Search for longest married couple The Catholic Grandparents Association has issued a search for the longest married couple and the oldest grandparents in Ireland as part of their preparations for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on September 11. Send entries to Catholic Grandparents Association, Castlebar Street, Westport, Co. Mayo or email…
The mother of missing Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns has said she forgives the man linked to her son’s disappearance. Philip went missing 30 years ago, aged 13, and Gardaí believe he may have been abducted by late convicted paedophile Eamonn Cooke. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, Philip’s mother Alice said that to make peace with…
Staff Reporter Through a warm burst of applause the congregation at the annual Clonard novena have tasked the papal nuncio with passing on an invitation for Pope Francis to visit the Belfast monastery during his expected trip to Ireland in 2018. The Pope’s representative to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown, celebrated the youth session at Clonard novena…
NGOs supporting refugees and asylum seekers have strongly rejected Government claims that “significant progress” has been made in implementing recommendations for reform of the direct provision system. Last week the Department of Justice and Equality issued a progress update on the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, which claimed…
Fr Bryan Shortall OFM Cap. pictured at the laying on of hands during the ordination of Fr Martin Bennet OFM Cap., at the Church Of Saint Mary Of The Angels, Church Street in Dublin at the weekend.
Mariapolis is the Focolare summer gathering under the theme ‘Mercy Matters’ where people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths meet to take timeout together. It is like a retreat but it is lived together each day with talks, workshops, outings and fun, moments of reflection and discussion. This year’s gathering is on July 6–10 in…
Church leaders have agreed to a new national plan that aims to build a culture of vocations in parishes and re-energise the push to promote priesthood and religious life. The establishment of a new national coordinating office is a key part of the new strategy which aims to revolutionise vocations promotion after years of decline.…
St Fachtna’s De La Salle secondary school in Skibbereen, west Cork recently closed its doors for the last time. De La Salle Brothers lived and taught in Skibbereen from 1937 until they left in 2001. A plaque was unveiled on its main street by the president of its past pupils union and a special Mass…
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