For the third year in a row, Newman University Church, located in Co. Dublin, will be celebrating couples that have been married in the same church for over 100 years. A special Mass will be hosted for the couples on February 16, followed by a reception with champagne and chocolates. During this month, Newman University…
Bumper numbers of pilgrims attended Monasterevin Parish’s ‘Camino walk’ to celebrate St Brigid on St Brigid’s bank holiday Monday. This year saw more than 1,300 people taking part from across Ireland in the Camino’s third year. The walk was led by Bishop Denis Nulty of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and organised by Fr…
Hannah Brockhaus Defending the rights of Indigenous people is a matter of justice and a way to guarantee a sustainable future for everyone, Pope Francis said in a message on Monday. “Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very basis of life and the link between these [Indigenous] peoples and nature,” the…
President Donald Trump’s new policies concerning undocumented immigrants have been causing shock and outrage among many in Latin America. The region’s Church is one of the institutions currently trying to figure out how such changes will impact its work and is establishing strategies to deal with them. The new US president’s pledge to promote “mass…
As the situation gets worse in the DR Congo, the Director of Communication at Caritas Butembo-Beni has decried the desperation that has enveloped the people of eastern Congo following an upsurge in violence between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and the Congolese Armed Forces. M23 took control of the mining town of Nyabibwe last week, located…
The annual ‘4 Corners Festival’ in Belfast, received Dr Lorna Gold in her first official engagement as the new Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement. Recognised internationally for her role in shaping climate campaigns and scholarship in Catholic social justice and ecology initiatives, Dr Gold is the former Board Chair and one of the…
A statue to honour the Irish founder of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, Mother Mary Martin was unveiled at Boyle O’Reilly Terrace beside the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to mark the 50th anniversary of Mother Mary’s death. The opening of the event started with an introduction by Sr Sheila Devane to those gathering and welcoming words…
Ireland’s coming population crisis will not be solved by secular people new study claims Young people who embrace religions like Christianity that strongly value marriage and having children will form the future core of Ireland’s dwindling population as their secular counterparts are less likely to marry and have children, the Iona Institute has said. Ireland’s…
On Monday, February 3 the Feast of St Blaise was celebrated, patron of throat illnesses, animals, wool combers and wool trading. In Ireland it was also the bank holiday for St Brigid. Parishioners gathered in St Canice’s Church, Finglas Parish for 10am Mass and blessing of the throats afterwards. Laura Maguire, a parishioner from Ballymun…
Bishop Michael Router, Chair of the Irish Bishops’ Conference Council for Healthcare, has expressed his support for Pope Francis’ message for the 33rd World Day of the Sick, to be celebrated on February 11. In his message, the Pope encourages the faithful to offer presence and care to those suffering. Bishop Router has commented on…
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