Catholic primary and secondary school bodies are confident they can manage the expected influx of Ukrainian students, as schools return after Easter break. About one third of all refugees are aged between five to 17-years-old, meaning of the 21,000 that arrived before the Easter break, 6,300 were of school-going age. “It’s very hard to tell…
Staff reporter A leading Professor of Psychiatry has said that the Church cannot be blamed for the largest institutions in Ireland used by communities to lock people away from society. Brendan Kelly of Trinity College Dublin has just published a new book, In Search of Madness: A Psychiatrist’s Travels Through the History of Mental Illness.…
The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against Ukraine, Pope Francis said. However, the meeting between the Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow planned for June has been cancelled out of concern it could cause “confusion,” and there will be no papal visit to Kyiv…
The Redemptorists in Ukraine have been “moved” by the Irish generosity funnelled through the Redemptorists in Ireland, as tonnes of aid is continually sent, including a generator worth €18,000 which arrived on Holy Saturday. Full of gratitude Cork-based Fr Gerry O’Connor CSsR, who coordinates the order’s response, told The Irish Catholic they are “full of…
A Catholic priest in Congo said Pope Francis will be visiting the country not only to reconcile it, but also to tell the world “about the conflicts that are tearing this country apart”. The announcement of the Pope’s July 2-5 visit “sounded like the voice of the angel of the Lord to the poor shepherds…
Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has said the young people across Limerick committed to playing a role in the Church are “beacons of hope”. Speaking as he presented 50 John Paul II Awards in Scoil Pól Kilfinane, Bishop Leahy praised the “inspirational young people”. “The work they have been doing in their local areas is…
Following complaints by survivors of sexual abuse, a German diocese has announced it will no longer cooperate with a Planned Parenthood-affiliated organisation, given accusations of “spreading paedophile-friendly views” in previous decades. As CNA Deutsch reported, the Diocese of Würzburg announced it would cease its cooperation with the abortion-supporting organisation that calls itself Pro Familia as “soon…
The Ukrainian community in Ireland enjoyed an Easter Mass in the Byzantine rite in Sligo cathedral on Saturday. Chaplain to the Ukrainian community in Dublin Fr Vasyl Kornitsky celebrated the Mass and Bishop Kevin Doran of the Diocese of Elphin attended and addressed the congregation. After the consecration of Easter cakes, Irish parishioners organised a…
Pope’s agenda cancelled for medical check-ups Pope Francis’ agenda was cleared on Friday for needed medical checkups, a Vatican spokesperson said. Francis, who is 85 years old, has been suffering from pain in his right knee, causing him to take smaller roles in some Vatican liturgies and to remain seated more often. “The Pope has…
Pilgrims from across Dublin diocese returned to Knock for the first diocesan pilgrimage since Covid restrictions were lifted. Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell celebrated Mass for the pilgrims, who visited Knock Shrine Saturday, April 23. Archbishop Farrell said in his homily that Mary brings her family to the shrine “to see her and be seen…
Ruadhán Jones
Chai Brady