A group of young people who attended a special Mass and blessing of hands last Sunday in the Church of St Therese in Mount Merrion, Dublin for those who will help care for the sick on the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes which takes place next month. Photo: John McElroy.

Membership to Pioneers at 130,000

Last weekend a large crowd filled the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires in Argentina to watch the blessing and enthroning of a statue of Our Lady of Knock. Over 400,000 thousand people in Argentina claim Irish descent and are “very proud of the same”, according to Fr Tom O´Donnell, a Pallottine priest from Templeglantine, Co.…

Vatican recalled the diplomat from his post last summer

Archbishop Eamon Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, has invited parishes to take part in Rosary Sunday for the intention of the ‘family’. Rosary Sunday, an initiative from the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated in parishes across Ireland on Sunday, October 5, the day on which the Church celebrates the ‘Day for Life 2014’.…

“Political solutions must be sought urgently”

St Patrick’s College, Maynooth is welcoming 14 new seminarians who will commence their formation for the priesthood at the National Seminary this year. At the conclusion of the Introductory Programme at the end of September, two of the new seminarians from northern dioceses will continue their studies at St Malachy’s Seminary in Belfast. As reported…

Pope Francis telephoned Mr Foley’s family and offered his condolonces.

Gardaí have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions on the practices of a controversial pro-choice group, including allegedly giving advice to women on how to illegally import abortion pills. The Pro-Life Campaign (PLC) has described as “very disturbing” the revelations about the State-funded Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA). According to PLC Deputy…

Sr Marie Conlon of the Medical Missionaries of Mary celebrated her 100th Birthday on August 13 and a party was held on August 20 at the MMM Motherhouse in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Sr Marie was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, near Manchester, England. She qualified as a primary school teacher and taught in the Birmingham area…