A garden of remembrance was officially opened in Belfast following the celebration of Mass for two Mercy Sisters who were killed in a car crash last year. Sr Frances Forde, former principal of Mercy PS and Sr Marie Duddy, who taught in Our Lady of Mercy College in Ballysillian, were remembered in a service at…

The Bishop of Cork & Ross has said canonical proceedings will now begin against a priest of the diocese sentenced to four years imprisonment for paying members of the Continuity IRA to threaten his nephew. Former hospital chaplain, Fr Francis Kelleher pleaded guilty to four counts of coercion at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Friday,…

A group of lay people, sent as delegates by parishes throughout the Diocese of Kilmore, was in formation and training over the past four months as part of the development and expansion of the Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration Committee. This was organised and conducted by John Howard and Brendan Cleary of the National Committee of the Apostolate…

The Knights of St Columbanus in Downpatrick, Co. Down held a ‘Look at Life’ morning seminar for a group of students in St Marys High School, Downpatrick. Fr Martin Graham, a native of Downpatrick, opened the first session speaking on the ‘Roll of the youth in the Church today’. He talked about the importance of youth…

Over 600 religious, clergy and lay people gathered in the Diocese of Cork and Ross to celebrate and pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.  The celebration in word, song and silence began with the story of the life of faith beginning with St Finbarr and St Fachtna, the two diocesan patrons, through…

Papal Nuncio inspired by dedicated parish clergy around the country

An afternoon of song is being organised by the Returned Missionary Desk of the Irish Missionary Union. ‘Summer Song’ will take place at the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) on Wednesday, May 13 from 3pm to 4pm. (No 15 bus from town) This fundraising concert which will aid the work being done by the Peter…

Bishop Kevin Doran has criticised employers who impose ‘zero-hour’ contracts on their staff. The Bishop of Elphin said the practise was “designed to give all the advantage and flexibility to the employer (or to capital) at the expense of the person who actually brings the greatest value to the work”. So-called ‘zero-hour’ contracts involve workers…

Most of those who perished in Nepal’s earthquake died as a result of poverty, writes Conor O’Loughlin

Thomas Finegan and Eileen King re-erect damaged posters, put in place by Mothers & Fathers Matter, that were ripped down from poles and vandalised in Dublin’s Merrion Square. Photo: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland