To celebrate the Catholic Schools Week 2025, two schools in Doon, Co. Limerick organised a ‘Grandparents Day’. Pup ils from Doon C.B.S. Primary School and Doon Convent Primary School enjoyed a nice day with their families. The event took place on January 28 with the grandparents and children attending Mass celebrated by Fr Jimmy Donnelly…
Victoria Cardiel / CNA The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed on Sunday the disciplinary measures that were taken in 2019 against Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, archbishop emeritus of Lima, Peru, as a result of “the accusations [of sexual abuse] formulated against him”. Cipriani broke his silence on Friday, January 24,…
It takes time, they say, to get used to an idea. It is now two or three months since I heard of the closure of Mount Melleray and like many others, I am still trying to get my head around it. The closure is, I suppose, inescapable but the final, definitive announcement of such an…
The parish archive of St Michael’s Parish, Gorey, Co. Wexford has reopened in St Patrick’s Presbytery on January 24. The project was initiated by Fr William (Billy) Flynn PP who completed it with the help of James Grannell and other parishioners. Fr Tommy Curran, who was baptised in 1945 in St Michael’s and celebrated his…
Social media continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing young people today, a Co. Clare GAA star and Catholic school teacher has warned. Senior footballer Gary Brennan, who retired from Clare duty after the end of the 2020 season, told The Irish Catholic that the pressures created by online platforms are having a profound impact on mental…
A Dominican scholar has questioned the “erasure” of St Brigid in favour of a pagan deity “who might never even have been venerated in Ireland” by Dublin City Council (DCC). DCC are currently promoting a city-wide celebration of “women past and present inspired by the Celtic goddess Brigit”, from Friday January 31 – February 3.…
The last government’s failure to meet its housing targets, represented in a 6.7% decrease in housing delivery in 2024, is “a massive housing failure” according to a leading Jesuit homeless activist, who said that he has “no confidence” in the new Government because of its lack of “radical action” when it comes to tackling the…
The chaplain to the Brazilian community in Cork, Polish priest Bernard Morawski OFMCap said the Brazilian Catholics should be an inspiration to the Irish. Working with that community for the past two years in the Holy Trinity Church, Cork, Fr Morawski said that it’s an inspiration to see so many young people in the church,…
A group of Catholics in Dublin have created a Catholic events app called ‘Beacon’, with the purpose of ensuring that “everyone in Ireland is aware of the event and/or community that God is calling them to.” Speaking to The Irish Catholic Ciarán Heelan, app co-founder explained that “Every single person who downloads the app has…
The Feast for St Brigid is celebrated this Saturday, February 1 with a bank holiday on February 3. Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty said “it’s critically important” to officially have the Kildare saint celebrated with a bank holiday. This is the third year the bank holiday will take place, and for Bishop Nulty,…
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