Priests across the Diocese of Raphoe have warmly welcomed the appointment of Bishop Niall Coll, describing the Donegal native as a man of intelligence, pastoral sensitivity, and deep local roots. expressing hope that his leadership will bring unity and renewed purpose after nearly two years without a bishop. Fr Paul McGeehan, a retired priest ordained…
“I will be working until I’m 95”, said one of only two available priests in Wexford Town. Fr Michael O’Shea co-PP told The Irish Catholic that last Thursday he said five Masses, presided over a funeral, had a Pastoral meeting “and looked over the hospital all night,” all at 75 years of age. Due to…
A ‘Structured Dialogue’ meeting took place in September between faith leaders and the Government The Irish Catholic has learned. The Catholic Church has been pressing for engagement for years now and to have a system of meetings between Government and faith groups. The Taoiseach told the Dail in May of this year that “the most…
Down and Connor priest Fr Tim Bartlett has told The Irish Catholic that he stands over remarks he made last week in a sermon about bias in the BBC and that he will send a dossier of complaints to the BBC and renewed his call for an independent review of BBC Northern Ireland for anti-catholic…
Commissioning Editor of RTÉ Religion & Society, Roger Childs’ is to step down from the post having agreed to a voluntary exit package as part of a restructuring programme inside RTÉ, The Irish Catholic has learned. John McMahon, a former Station Head of RTÉ 2FM and Executive Producer of The Late Late Show, has been…
Long consultations and many discussions – also with Rome – lie behind those responsible. In Fulda, bishops and lay people now want to lay the foundation stone for a new church body at national level. The Catholic Church in Germany may soon have a new national body made up of bishops and laypeople. “We are…
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Dermot Farrell, has placed the Church’s mission to the disadvantaged inner-city communities of the capital at the heart of his reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s decision to designate St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral as the Cathedral Church of the Archdiocese of Dublin. In an article submitted to The Irish Catholic, Archbishop Farrell describes…
Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy, in a wide-ranging Pastoral Letter for the Jubilee Year, invited people to reflect on what the “Catholic faith says about dying, death, what happens after death and prayer for the dead.” Catholics do not believe death is the end, the bishop said. “We believe we have one earthly life. It…
Following concerns from some parents about the integrity of the Department of Education and Youth’s online Parental Survey and its potential abuse, the Dept has sent assurances to this paper that the survey is secure. According to a Department of Education and Youth spokesperson, “The department has robust and multi-layered arrangements in place to ensure…
The Apostolic Nunciature in Ireland has rejected suggestions that clergy were sidelined in the recent transfer of Bishop Niall Coll from Ossory to Raphoe, insisting that no complaints have been “heard” and that there is no “praxis” of consulting local priests ahead of a bishop’s transfer. In a statement issued in response to a query…
Renata Steffens