Over the weekend, Lusk Athletic Club held the St MacCullin’s Parish Centenary Road Races gathering to help celebrate the parish’s 100 year anniversary. St MacCullin’s Church has served the parish of Lusk, Co. Dublin since 1925 and is now led by Fr Kevin Moore PP. Parents and families were invited to join and watch their…
“What I see in the various parishes I visit are so many people from different cultures and countries, many of them very young people, bringing new life and energy, that’s such a positive sign for the Church today and for the future,” Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Paul Dempsey told The Irish Catholic. “To welcome people…
On September 13, the Kilmore Diocesian Centre will host a Facilitation Skills Day designed to teach parishioners the skills needed to lead small group discussions. Anyone active in parish life or wishing to be more active can attend. Jim Deeds, a pastoral worker and leadership skills trainer, will be leading parishioners through the training day,…
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) is inviting young artists across the nation to submit original artwork that represents their idea of a safe and welcoming Church. The competition, entitled “A Safe and Welcoming Church Children and Young Person’s Art Competition” is open for the month of September,…
The Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD has described as ‘extremely concerning’ fresh figures released to him which show that 68,625 children have been reported missing to Gardaí since 2015. The Meath West TD said: “There are very serious questions for the State to answer about the numbers of children going missing in Ireland, in particular…
Following on the recent Irish Bishops’ Day of Prayer and Reflection for Gaza, a choir concert in Carlow hopes to raise money for the Palestinians in Gaza. Taking place on October 2, ‘Ceol na gCór – Choirs for Gaza’ will gather over ten choirs in St Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen, Co. Carlow to perform as Gaeilge.…
Irish theologian and academic Fr Eugene Duffy has called for wide-ranging reform in the Catholic Church, with a strong focus on leadership and the way bishops are appointed. Delivering a lecture titled ‘The Need for Ecclesial Reform’ recently in Trinity College, he said the Synodal Assembly had made clear that the People of God want “a…
To mark the canonisation of St Carlo Acutis, the first Millenium saint, and the lay Dominican St Pier Giorgio Frassati, parishioners around Ireland gathered for Mass, celebrations and processions on September 7. Additionally, Irish parishioners were among thousands who made the journey to Rome to watch Pope Leo canonise the young men in St Peter’s…
I started writing this piece while Gena Heraty remained kidnapped in Haiti, and better judgment of the editorial team meant that it was put on hold as we waited and prayed that she and her colleagues would be released safe and unharmed. Thankfully, that day has come to pass, after almost a month in captivity.…
The annual Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes departed on Thursday, September 4 from Dublin Airport with 109 sick pilgrims from parishes all across the Archdiocese. Archbishop Dermot Farrell led the five-day pilgrimage, accompanied by Bishop Donal Roche on his first time to Lourdes as an auxiliary bishop with the Dublin pilgrimage. The pilgrimage group included…
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