Parish activity in public spaces can be a kind of “neutral ground” allowing Catholics to reconnect with the Church, a priest involved in a Tralee outreach exercise has said. ‘Mercy in the Square, Mercy in Manor’ saw priests from Tralee and neighbouring parishes, as well as Killarney’s Franciscan community spending six hours over last Saturday…
On Friday, March 11 the pupils of fourth class in St John’s National School in Cratloe, Ennis in Co. Clare re-enacted a play called ‘No Way Out’ in what has been described as a “very moving ceremony” in St John’s Church. The play was choreographed by Maura Kitching, with musical direction by class teacher, Bernadette…
Most of the 26 dioceses across the island of Ireland have organised a WYD pilgrimage Mags Gargan, Cathal Barry and Greg Daly Nearly 1,500 young Irish pilgrims are travelling to World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow this July, nearly 10 times the number who went to Rio de Janeiro in 2013. Most of the 26 dioceses across the island of Ireland…
The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown recently made a weekend visit to Killala parish in Co. Mayo. He celebrated the Saturday vigil Mass to a packed congregation in the parish church, assisted by Fr Michael Harrison PP and invited priests. This was followed by a social function in the local community centre, where students from…
Staff reporter Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has urged Irish Catholics to consider joining him in a Christian solidarity pilgrimage to the Holy Land later this year. As all eyes look to Jerusalem this Holy Week, the archbishop has urged people to think of the tiny Christian community in the region known as the ‘living…
Vatican diplomacy bore dramatic fruit on Sunday, March 20, when Barack Obama became the first President of the United States to set foot in Cuba since Calvin Coolidge visited the Caribbean Island in 1928. Given how both the US and Cuba have thanked the Holy See for having played a crucial role in the current…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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