Staff reporter There was a “sense of great joy” around the country, as the Faithful took part in Corpus Christi processions for the first time in three years. Fr John Gerard Acton CC Galway Cathedral said the June 19 procession through the city “was a very positive celebration of public devotion. It has very deep…
Rates of depression among young adults doubling during the pandemic is “not a surprising set of statistics” as young people didn’t have the chance to flourish, coordinator of pastoral care and chaplaincy at Technological University Dublin (TUD) Fr Alan Hilliard has said. Data published by the ESRI showed that as of December 2020, four-in-ten 22…
Staff reporter A support centre for parents whose babies were diagnosed with life-limiting conditions has opened in Grattan Square in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Place of hope Described as a “place of hope and comfort” for parents who’ve received the news that their child may not live long after birth, Every Life Counts spokeswoman Vicky Wall…
Liam Fitzpatrick The Augustinian Church partnered with Drogheda Youthreach to assist the homeless, collecting over 50 coats and distributing them to community members in need. Students in the program grappled with bringing national crises like drug addiction, mental health homophobia, and homelessness to the local level, learning how to create change in their smaller communities.…
A talented GAA player who died in Spain has been described as a man of “character and integrity” by his parish priest. Damian Casey (29) from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, died following an incident at a swimming pool in Alicante. He had been attending a wedding. Fr Dean Kevin Donaghy PP of Dungannon told The Irish…
While visiting the Irish Air Corps in Baldonnel, 108-year-old Máirín Hughes recalled her pride at her first cousin’s role in escorting the papal ship for the 1932 Eucharistic congress. Ms Hughes was 18 when her cousin Fionnbar O’Cathalain was one of the Air Corps pilots who flew in the flypast on the occasion of the…
Staff reporter Loved ones lost during the Troubles were remembered during the ‘Courage to Lament’ ecumenical service in Belfast on Tuesday, June 21. Held in St Anne’s Cathedral, the service was led by Christian Church leaders and two women whose lives have been impacted by the violence. During the service, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate…
Irish delegation attends tenth WMOF in Rome An Irish delegation has travelled to Rome to attend the 10th World Meeting of Families which began Wednesday. Families, along with Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty, travelled over to attend the event on the theme ‘Family love: a vocation and…
Staff reporter Would-be pilgrims to the Holy Land were among those who attended the launch of Michael Kelly’s new book in the Newman University Church in Dublin. Hosted by the Notre Dame Centre for Faith and Reason, which is based at the historic church, the launch explored themes connected with the book An Irish Pilgrimage…
The Catholics attending Mass at St Francis Xavier Church on Pentecost did not know how much it would cost to participate in the suffering of Jesus, said Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo. “How much do we understand when he says to us, ‘The time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is…
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