A strong sense of faith inspired veteran Derry civil rights campaigner Paddy ‘Bogside’ Doherty, according to tributes paid to the 89-year-old who died at home last week following an illness. Paddy Doherty was a driving force behind the Inner City Trust which rebuilt many of the buildings in Derry destroyed during the Troubles. His close…
Mrs Agnus Lenihan and Mrs Marie Dempsey presenting stoles to newly ordained priests Fr John O’Halloran and Fr Michael King on behalf of the St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society, with Bishop Martin Drennan (centre), at their ordination ceremony in Galway Cathedral. Photo: Lane Studios, Galway
A senior Vatican official has paid tribute to rock legend David Bowie who has died this week at the age of 69 from cancer. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, tweeted lyrics from the singer’s 1969 hit Space Oddity. The British rocker has previously spoken about the importance of spirituality…
An inter-denominational festival aimed at promoting cross-community friendship and reconciliation will be launched by the main Christian churches in Belfast later this month. Now in its fourth year, the 4 Corners Festival, which runs from January 28 to February 7, grew out of conversations between Fr Martin Magill, parish priest at Sacred Heart parish, and Rev.…
‘Community will welcome Pontiff’ A leading Protestant cleric has insisted that the vast majority of his community would welcome a visit to the North by Pope Francis and poured cold water on suggestions of protests by extreme elements. Canon Ian Ellis, editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette, told The Irish Catholic that “we don’t…
St Saviour’s prior Fr Edward Conway OP, Bro. Pat Desmond OP, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Bro. Kevin O’Reilly OP, and Irish Dominican Prior Provincial Fr Gregory Carroll OP at the diaconal ordinations of Bro. Pat and Bro. Kevin at St Saviour’s Church, Dominick Street, Dublin. Photo: Ciaran Dougherty OP
Cathal Barry and Mags Gargan ‘Brain drain’ threatening many parishes The Government has been accused of neglecting rural Ireland to such an extent that many people see no hope for the future, priests at the coalface have told The Irish Catholic. Clare-based Fr Harry Bohan said rural communities “have been so badly neglected that it is nearly impossible to…
Bishop Michael Smith presented a gift to the newly consecrated St Mel’s Cathedral in Longford on behalf of the Diocese of Meath. The silver sanctuary lamp, which stands beside the tabernacle in St Mel’s, was presented to Bishop Francis Duffy at Christmas time. Both the tabernacle and sanctuary lamp were designed by Imogen Stuart and…
Systematic religious cleansing of Christians is widespread across Africa and the Middle East, according to a new report published this week. The Open Doors 2016 World Watch List reveals that every year well over 100 million Christians are persecuted because of their beliefs. North Korea remains the most dangerous place on Earth to be a…
St Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy has announced that the Fota IX International Liturgy Conference will be held in Cork, from July 9-11 this year. The subject of the conference is ‘Liturgy and Scripture’and will be explored by a panel of experts drawn from the United States, Germany and Ireland. For further information contact Hon.…
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