Three Irish nuns who stopped receiving pension payments from Portugal for six months after returning home were assisted by the Ombudsman who sorted the payment issue. The nuns had returned to Ireland after spending decades in Portugal providing education and care to disadvantaged people when the payments stopped. The religious congregation in Ireland explained to…
Bishop Francis Duffy has called for public submissions on the future of the Church in the Diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois. Following a meeting last month, Bishop Duffy has begun a consultation to learn people’s views on the future of the local Church. “For the listening process to be robust I am now inviting views…
Saints are people who recognised their need for God’s help, who took risks to discover God’s will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, according to Pope Francis. “The culmination of the journey of faith is to live a life of continual thanksgiving. Let us ask ourselves: Do we, as people…
The appointment of Bishop Michael Duignan to head the Diocese of Clonfert is “hugely significant” as a vote of confidence by Pope Francis in the future of the diocese, worshippers at the new bishop’s ordination Mass have been told. Preaching in St Brendan’s Cathedral, Loughrea, Msgr Cathal Geraghty noted how the initial announcement of Bishop…
Following intense pressure from The Irish Catholic newspaper and lobbying from diplomatic and political circles the Irish Government late Tuesday belatedly announced it will send the Minister for Education to Rome for the Canonisation of Cardinal Newman on Sunday. Pressure was building on the Government after it emerged that Prince Charles and a dozen MPs…
An Irish priest based in embattled Hong Kong has called on people to “pray for peace” as months of protests have become increasingly violent. He said that a recent ban on face masks, which caused further clashes over the weekend, has “hardened the position of protestors”. Fr Michael Cuddigan SSC said he couldn’t celebrate Mass…
A pro-life group has dubbed a demonstration outside a Galway cinema “bizarre and intolerant” after over a dozen people protested the screening of a film, which has been extended to run for a second week. The protestors gathered outside Omniplex in Salthill on Friday of last week, in what is believed to be one in…
The British imposition of a liberal abortion regime on Northern Ireland is “appalling” and “undemocratic”, Ireland’s newest bishop has said. Speaking in Drogheda on international ‘Day for Life’ Sunday, Armagh’s Auxiliary Bishop Michael Router said Westminster’s attempt to introduce abortion in the North is “not only appalling in itself but also undemocratic as the citizens…
The social media giant Facebook have found a new book by the Glenstal monks in Limerick too raunchy for their platform. Published by Columba Books, ‘Glenstal Abbey: through the seasons’ depicts the lives of the Limerick based monks and includes some religious paintings by resident monk and artist Br Emmaus. However Facebook told Columba Books…
Guidelines published by the Westminster government on abortion law set to be imposed on Northern Ireland have been dubbed “vague” and could “open the floodgate” by a pro-life group. The abortion guidelines, published this week for healthcare professionals, cover a period from October 22 of this year to March 31, 2020. These guidelines will only…
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