Mags GarganSt 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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Bishop on the ball with Gaza’s Christian community
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, plays soccer with boys while visiting Gaza City. The bishop was part of a delegation from North America, Europe and South Africa (Photo: CNS).
Death of Bro. Raphael Weston
Sadness has been expressed on the death of Bro. James Weston FSC. James P. Weston was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo in 1925. After attending primary school he entered the De La Salle boarding school in Castletown, Co. Laois and from there he joined the De La Salle Brothers and was given the name Bro.…
Golfing legend Christy O’Connor Jr found solace in faith
Irish golfing legend Christy O’Connor Jr’s strong faith “came to his rescue” after his teenage son’s death, his funeral was told on Tuesday. The 67-year-old, known for playing a lead role in Europe’s Ryder Cup win in 1989, had been on holiday in Tenerife when he died in his sleep on Wednesday, January 6. At…
Bishop Larry Forristal celebrates diamond jubilee
A celebration was recently held in Gowran Abbey Nursing Home in Co. Kilkenny to mark the diamond jubilee of Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Bishop Laurence Forristal writes Jimmy Rhatigan. It was a happy, convivial occasion, a light and easy celebration of 60 years in religious life with an afternoon of prayer, banter and a few…
RTÉ will not reinstate Gloria programme
Cathal Barry
RTÉ will not reconsider its decision to axe Tim Thurston’s popular Sunday morning radio programme, Gloria, despite a petition calling for its reinstatement gaining support from thousands of loyal fans. Aodán Ó Dubhghaill, Head of RTÉ Lyric fm, told The Irish Catholic that he was hopeful listeners would “hear Tim again in the future” but…
Maynooth to bolster links with top-level colleges
St Patrick’s College, Maynooth is set to strengthen its links with a number of top-level European colleges this year. The Kildare-based Pontifical University has been in discussions since 2013 with Heythrop College, London (Britain), Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Utrecht (Holland) and the Newman Institute, Uppsala (Sweden) with a view to forming a strategic partnership.…
Jean Vanier and the Year of Mercy
Staff reporter Renowned Catholic thinker Jean Vanier will be the theme of an event in Dublin next week to mark the ‘Year of Mercy’. Mr Vanier is renowned for his founding of the L’Arche movement and his work with people living with developmental disabilities. US-based Prof. Michael W. Higgins, an expert on Vanier’s spirituality and author…
New beginnings in Barntown
Courtney McGrailMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD and Bishop Denis Brennan cut the ribbon on the newly built school in Barntown parish in Co. Wexford assisted by parish priest Fr John Carroll and local dignitaries.
Govt won’t describe Christian persecution as ‘genocide’
Greg Daly
The Government has refused to follow the lead of former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in describing the persecution of Christians in the Middle East as ‘genocide’. The Opposition has accused the coalition of turning a blind eye. The Democratic presidential candidate has broken with President Barack Obama in saying that “we now have…