Pope Francis received in audience a group of students from the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen’s University in Belfast, encouraging them to cultivate the culture of encounter in their academic community. Pope Francis encouraged the students to contribute “to building up Ireland’s noble traditions of hospitality, reconciliation, fidelity to the Gospel and steadfastness in the pursuit…
Swiss Guards launch fundraiser to renovate Vatican barracks The Holy See penned a deal May 4 with the “Foundation for the Renovation of the Barracks of the Pontifical Swiss Guards in the Vatican”. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Jean-Pierre Roth and Stephan Kuhn, president and vice…
Staff reporter Members of the Irish Defence Forces stationed in Lebanon as part of a United Nations UNIFIL peacekeeping mission, led by their chaplain Fr Piotr Delimat CF, joined with members of the Polish Armed Forced and their chaplain Fr Włodzimierz Skoczen – also participating in the mission – in a Way of the Cross…
1916 leaders a grain that produced ‘great harvest’ – Bishop Nash The leaders of the 1916 rising were the grain that produced “a great harvest”, Bishop Ger Nash said at the state commemoration service in Arbour Hill, May 4. “Easter in Ireland is forever imbued with the memory of 1916,” Bishop Nash said in his…
The Church in Ireland will continue to shrink, the new Bishop of Galway has predicted, but with the help of young people engaging with the synodal process can be renewed afresh. Bishop Michael Duignan was speaking as he took on the leadership of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora in addition to remaining as Bishop of Clonfert.…
Law firm Arthur Cox has announced it will team up with Catholic charity L’Arche Belfast, which will see employees engaging in volunteering and fundraising initiatives. Brian Burns, L’Arche Belfast opportunities leader, said the charity is “so pleased” and looking forward to the partnership. “We are so pleased that Arthur Cox has chosen us as their…
There has been an increase in the number of women expressing an interest in becoming nuns and joining contemplative orders, according to the director of Vocations Ireland. Despite a downward trend in vocations to religious life in Ireland over the past few decades, Margaret Cartwright told The Irish Catholic recently in Ireland “there is an…
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised the Presentation Sisters for continuing the legacy of Nano Nagle, after Nano Nagle Place won the Council of Europe Museum prize 2022. Mr Martin paid tribute to the whole team behind the Nano Nagle Place facility in Cork, singling out the Presentation Sisters “who continue to fulfil Nano Nagle’s mission…
Staff reporter The Pro-Life Campaign have criticised the inclusion of the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill on the Government’s legislative programme. The bill proposes “to ensure safe access” to premises at which abortions may take place, according to the programme released Tuesday April 26. This would create areas around abortion facilities that…
The Archdiocese of Dublin will be auctioning hundreds of items from its former seminary in order to make space to house Ukrainian refugees. Taking place on May 10, there will be more than 600 lots from Clonliffe College in Drumcondra auctioned. Viewing on site is currently taking place and will continue until Monday, May 9.…
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