Kenmare parish is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Holy Cross church with a programme of events running to November. The celebrations began last Friday with the launch of the book Holy Cross Church Kenmare 150 (1864 – 2014), A Social and Local History by Canon Tom Looney. The festivities continue this month with a parish…

The Irish Catholic to host conference

Catholics in Dublin and Cork took part in ‘praying in the sea’ events in solidarity with people suffering from the impacts of climate change. Members of seven Dublin Christian churches took part in an inter-church prayer event organised by Eco-Congregation Ireland (ECI) on Killiney Beach, Co. Dublin, while Sisters of Mercy from Pairc a Tobair were…

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin will represent the Irish Church at the synod on the family in Rome next month. The meeting of bishops called by Pope Francis will bring together the presidents of national bishops’ conferences, the heads of Eastern Catholic churches and Vatican officials. However, since the resignation of Cardinal Seán Brady this…

Archbishop Eamon Martin conducted a short service commissioning Fr Antony Perumayan as the National Coordinator of the Syro-Malabar Faithful in Ireland, during the annual Abhishekagni Bible Convention at the Dominican College in Belfast from August 20-24. The event included a five-day spiritual retreat conducted by Fr Xavier Khan Vattayil and is organised by the Syro-Malabar…

Fr Mallin, now one of the oldest Irish priests in the world, was one of five children.

“Irish missionaries have made a tremendous contribution to the image of Ireland around the world,” said former Taoiseach John Bruton, performing the opening ceremony of Shanahan House, the new retirement home for the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary. The building in Artane, Dublin was erected to meet an urgent accommodation need and is where the sisters come…

Fears expressed by some parishioners that it will hinder greater lay involvement.

Nurses Tara Curran, Ann Breen, Alice Griffin, Erica Keogan and Helen Dunnebarron preparing to leave Dublin airport on Sunday morning on a diocesan pilgrimage which saw seven specially chartered flights carrying 2,000 pilgrims to Lourdes. Photo: John McElroy

“I am blessed I have a strong faith, and I have an army in Heaven that kick me out of bed every day.”