Sisters Majella, Anne and Gwen preparing for the ‘Easter Egg Hunt’ on Easter Sunday after 9.30am Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Delgany, Co. Wicklow.
Easter egg-citement at the monastery
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Knights ride to the rescue of Crux The Catholic news platform Crux is to become an independent news outlet run in partnership with the Knights of Columbus. The announcement comes just days after The Boston Globe announced that due to a lack of advertising revenue it would no longer support Crux financially; the Globe is turning its assets over to veteran…
Icon tour seen as an invitation to prayer
Greg Daly
An iconic image of Our Lady begins a nationwide tour this week that will see stops in every diocese in Ireland. The ‘Pilgrim Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help’, which was blessed yesterday by Pope Francis, was due to arrive in Dublin airport this morning (Thursday). The icon, newly written in Poland, is to…
Bishops’ shock at attacks in Ivory Coast
The bishops of Ivory Coast have described themselves as “shocked” by the March 13 terrorist attack on the beach resort of Grand-Bassam. The number of people killed by the Al Qaida assault has risen to 19, according to authorities. These include 11 Ivorians, a Nigerian, four French, one German, one Macedonian and one Lebanese. These…
Coalition ‘alienated’ religious voters
Dr Martin Mansergh
Dr Martin Mansergh has insisted that the Fine Gael and Labour coalition “alienated” religious voters during their time in Government. Writing in The Irish Catholic this week, Dr Mansergh said that politicians and speech writers “whose anti-clerical invective may have won applause in the national media” now “need to reflect on where public attitudes really…
South African bishops shocked as ‘powerful family’ offer state job
South Africa’s Catholic bishops have said they are “profoundly disturbed” by the country’s deputy finance minister’s confirmation that a powerful family had offered him the post of finance minister. Mcebisi Jonas had revealed that he received an offer from the Gupta family to succeed Nhlanhla Nene, after Mr Nene’s dismissal by President Jacob Zuma last…
Knock to host national crusade of prayer
Mags Gargan
The National Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration is launching a ‘National Crusade of Prayer’ which will see 50,000 adults and 500 children nationally praying each week in front of the Blessed Sacrament. The initiative will be launched by Bishop Kevin Doran at a Year of Mercy pilgrimage to Knock Shrine next month, at which parishes across…
Indian Christians need protection warns Council chief
India’s government has been called upon to protect Christians during Holy Week, following recent attacks on Christian communities in the country. Addressing the National Commission for Human Rights, Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians, said: “It seems that praying in India has become a crime. Christians are not treated like…
Nicole turns to prayer before making big decisions
Courtney McGrail
Singer Nicole Scherzinger has revealed she regularly prays before making important decisions in her life. The former X-Factor judge told the Daily Record that she was a “very spiritual girl” and “grew up in a religious family”. Scherzinger, who is a Catholic, has previously spoken about how faith helped her overcome her battle with bulimia.…
Children left without classes in Nicaragua
About 2,100 children in Nicaragua can no longer attend school because teachers in over 60 schools have been driven from their posts by armed groups, a local bishop has said. Estelí’s Bishop Abelardo Mata,who has visited the area around San José de Bocay, said teachers in the area have been threatened by militants who want…