With exam season underway and major changes to the Leaving Cert incoming, the question of AI use in schools has never felt more urgent. Fr Philip Larrey, Catholic priest and AI ethicist, says artificial intelligence can support learning but only if used wisely. “You can use AI to train,” he told The Irish Catholic. “It…
Bishop Michael Duignan will act as Parish Priest in name for the Parish of Ennistymon and Lahinch, as former PP Willie Cummins has now retired. In a letter from the bishop to the parishioners, he mentioned how “falling congregations and a shortage of priests have left our parishes facing many challenges. I will now need…
Thousands are expected to gather for the national St Padre Pio pilgrimage in Holycross Abbey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. This weekend relics coming from the St Pio Foundation in the US will be available for veneration on May 24 and 25. With the Leaving Cert approaching, many students turn to Padre Pio, but Fr Celsus Tierney,…
A parish administrator has called for action in support of starving people in Gaza. Fr Billy Swan Adm. Wexford Parish told The Irish Catholic, “I felt like someone had to say something.” In a published statement, Fr Swan said the people in Gaza are “slowly starving to death. They are without basic healthcare, adequate food…
The Pray for Life novena runs from May 23 to May 31 and falls on the Feast of the Visitation. It is an initiative of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Everyone across Ireland is invited to pray this novena. Bishop Kevin Doran of Achonry and Elphin, as well as chairman…
“Addiction is not only the State’s problem, it’s everybody’s,” Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Alphonsus Cullinan told those attending Mass marking the start of renovations at the site of a new female addiction recovery centre near Dungarvan, Co. Waterford on May 14. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, he said “people of faith have to see…
Hundreds gathered at the Avila Retreat Centre in Dublin to celebrate the centenary of the canonisation of St Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as the Little Flower. The event began with Mass at 12 pm and continued longer than expected due to the ongoing stream of people attending the exhibition. The Sweeney family organised the…
Bro. John Salvador Kenny, a Franciscan monk born in 1925, has devoted his life to service and recently marked his 100th birthday. Raised on a farm in Longford, he trained as a psychiatric nurse before joining the Franciscans in 1952, taking the name Salvador. Over the decades, he served in Dublin, Killarney, Galway, Belfast, and…
The parish of Graiguecullen/Killeshin recently commissioned 23 new Ministers of the Holy Eucharist, an event made all the more remarkable by the involvement of 15 teenagers. The new ministers were formally presented and blessed at a Mass over the weekend, having recently completed their training. They will now take their place on the parish rotas…
As the Cardinals who participated in the Conclave reflect on the election of Pope Leo XIV, their statements offer a glimpse into the atmosphere and guiding principles behind the selection. While the Conclave’s discussions remain private, the Cardinals have shared their insights into the new pontiff and their hopes for his papacy. Cardinals Burke and…
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