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…
The All-Ireland football final played behind barbed wire
Sarah MacDonald One hundred years after a unique All-Ireland football final was played among the men interned in the wake of the 1916 Rising in Frongoch in north Wales, an RTÉ documentary revisits the scene and reveals the story behind the match between Kerry and Louth. In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, over…
Vatican abuse body under threat over lack of funding
Greg Daly
A high-profile body set up to advise Pope Francis on preventing abuse is under threat unless the Vatican releases further funding, it has been claimed. Baroness Nuala O’Loan has described as “very disturbing” claims that Vatican officials have been slow to release funding for the Pontifical Council for the Protection of Minors. Irishwoman Marie Collins,…
East meets West in youth ministry studies
Mags Gargan
It was a case of ‘East meets West’ as 26 people from the Archdiocese of Tuam and Cherry Orchard/Ballyfermot Parish in Dublin graduated from the certificate programme in Youth Ministry Studies (YMSP). The graduation was held in Mount St Alphonsus Church, Limerick and the certificate is supported in Ireland by the Redemptorist congregation. The programme…
Armagh archbishops joint call for mercy
In a joint message for Holy Week and Easter, the two archbishops of Armagh have asked that all Christian will “show something of the immeasurable mercy of God” in their daily lives. In the message, Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop Richard Clarke point out that while this is a particular Year of Mercy in the…
Tipperary school tour for Year of Mercy
At the start of the month 5th and 6th class girls from St Joseph’s primary school, Templemore, Co. Tipperary along with their teacher Ms Greed, principal Ms Foley and chaplain Fr Dominic Meehan embarked on a ‘spiritual’ school tour to mark the jubilee Year of Mercy. The day began with 10am parish Mass at Holycross…
Donal Walsh was ‘truly inspirational’ reveals Kiwi rugby superstar
Rugby legend Dan Carter has paid tribute to deceased Kerry teenager Donal Walsh as a “truly inspirational” young man. Donal Walsh lost his brave battle with cancer in May 2013 after coming to national fame for campaigning against youth suicide and his parents continue to spread his message through the Donal Walsh #LiveLife foundation. Advance…
Enniscorthy Triduum of Mercy attracts crowds
The Triduum celebration for the Year of Mercy in Enniscorthy Cathedral in Co. Wexford drew large numbers of people daily from all corners of the Diocese of Ferns. Organised by the Diocesan Pastoral Council, the celebration filled the cathedral every day for morning Mass and queues formed to receive the Sacrament of Confession, which was…
Diocese forced to withdraw to guarantee State funding
Cathal Barry
Further State funding for bodies with a religious ethos appears in doubt after the Diocese of Elphin confirmed it was forced to pull out of a local family life centre to guarantee future funding. It was first reported in The Irish Catholic last week that Tusla – the State’s child and family agency – was…