A Muslim girl Afia Jahin Isha, who is a student at St Leo’s College, a Mercy school in Co. Carlow, has been awarded a Gold Award during the Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Pope John Paul II Award ceremony. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Cathríona Kelly, Parish Coordinator at the Parish of Graiguecullen/Killeshin said the “programme is…
An attempt to reinstate a priest laicised for the sexual abuse of minors by a top Vatican cleric has been decried by a leading Irish child protection campaigner Marie Collins, who warned children would have been put in danger. The Vatican Secretariat of State tried to undo the laicisation of Ariel Alberto Príncipi, a former…
The Relics of St Bernadette are still travelling around Ireland and arrived at Down and Connor Diocese this week. To mark the moment, parishioners of St Mary’s Church, Chapel Lane, Belfast had a Marian Candlelit Procession on Tuesday, October 15. All ceremonies with the relics were livestreamed via St Mary’s webcam. Speaking to The Irish…
The relics of St Bernadette have toured the dioceses of Clogher, Raphoe, Down and Connor, and Derry over recent weeks, drawing large numbers of Irish pilgrims. This unique visit offers the faithful an opportunity for a profound spiritual encounter with the saint known for her visions of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. St Bernadette…
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is inviting people to step forward and subscribe to the new Lay Pastoral Ministers programme. The programme is a two-year level 7 diploma course, which will prepare the laity to undertake significant roles in their parishes and pastoral areas. The course offers part-time lessons and will be held over six weekends…
The bishops’ recently published advisory letter on immigration has provoked mixed responses, with Director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice Dr Kevin Hargaden praising the bishops for issuing “a very strong word against the fear-based politics that have been developing in the nation”, while Dr Gerard Casey, a Catholic academic, was critical of…
Bishop of Kilmore Martin Hayes, who is also the Bishop’s Conference liaison to the Irish Prison Service drew attention to the work of Fr Greg Boyle SJ, founder of Homeboy Industries during Prisoners’ Sunday on October 13. Prisoners’ Sunday is a day to direct thoughts and prayers to prisoners and their families. “Fr Greg believes…
Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, spoke out strongly against the recent decision of that state’s Legislature to decriminalise abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation, calling it the “murder of innocents”. Following debate and a vote, the penal code of the state of Jalisco was…
The Priorswood Parish Centre was selected as one of five Dublin nominees for the all-island Pride of Place Award. “It’s a bit of a shock that we were nominated for this, but we are thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” said Ann Tormey, chairperson for the Parish Centre. The competition focus “is about people coming together to shape,…
A Franciscan friar has left ministry after 12 years. Fr Daniel Horan is currently the director of the Centre for the Study of Spirituality and professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology at St Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana and has spoken publicly on theological matters related to justice and inclusion in support of the LGBTQ+ community…
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