Patrick Kielty has revealed he thought he had given Pope Francis shingles after meeting him at the Vatican over the summer. The Late Late Show host travelled to the Vatican in June and was among an audience of 100 international comedians and artists who met the Pope. The Co. Down man described meeting the Pontiff as “surreal”. “That was…
Chai Brady, Brandon Scott, Renata Milan Morales, Renata Steffens The number of men entering formal seminary studies for dioceses around the country has reached 16 this year, according to figures compiled by The Irish Catholic The number of priests entering seminary hit an all-time low in 2021 with just six men putting themselves forward but…
The Irish Catholic Catechism for Adults came in No. 5 in the bestselling non-fiction paperback list in the first week of September with the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore saying it is “a tremendous resource”. It was a strong week for religious books in the category with the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine…
Nearly 1,000 people filled the streets of Dublin on September 14 2024, following the Blessed Sacrament. The event, a highlight of the ‘Walk The Cross’ pilgrimage, saw pilgrims journey over 100 kilometres from Clonmacnoise to the capital, culminating in a procession that held powerful witness to Irish Catholicism. The pilgrimage commenced at the historic monastic…
The relic of the ‘Millennial Saint’, Blessed Carlo Acutis concluded its four-parish tour of Ireland on Tuesday, with hundreds of people, a considerable portion of them youth, flocking to churches in the Leinster region to catch a glimpse of the eternal teenager whose profound faith in the face of a terminal illness is inspiring young…
For the first time after over 1,300 years the relics of St Kilian, a missionary native from Mullagh, Co. Cavan are coming back home. The saint left Ireland with a few companions in the 7th century to spread Christianity through mainland Europe and never came back. The relics of St Kilian and his two companions,…
Sports legends and Eurovision’s Dana will share their faith stories at Belfast’s 21st annual Rosary festival next month. The week-long festival will include famed GAA manager Mickey Harte and former professional footballer turned friar Fr Philip Mulryne – who played for Manchester United and Norwich. Running from October 5-13, it begins with a camino walk from St…
Young people from Armagh have joined Archbishop Eamon Martin, Anglican Archbishop John McDowell, and other pilgrims in the Walk for Peace, Healing, and Wellbeing as part of the Armagh leg of the Columbanus Walk. This pilgrimage, which started at Mount Leinster in Co. Carlow, will conclude in Bangor, Co. Down, on September 21, 2024, marking…
While many Catholic leaders in Nigeria are concerned about the influence of Pentecostalism, Catholics in the southeastern parts of the country are concerned about another trend. In rural parts of the West African country, the number of young people participating in Sunday Mass has plummeted and continues to fall as many of them turn to…
Speaking in advance of the Catholic Medical Association of Ireland’s 7th annual conference this Saturday, President of the association, Dr Keith Holmes, has described the current treatment of Catholic healthcare professionals who are forced to deal with a radically different end-of-life culture, as a “shocking affront” to the principle of conscientious objection and has caused…
Chai Brady
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