Priorswood Parish is proposing a new development with two apartment buildings, communal spaces and landscaping on the land around St Francis of Assisi Church. In a recent update, PP Fr Martin Bennett made clear, “No plans have been submitted yet,” as they are looking for parishioners’ opinions and feedback. The development was thought of as…
Exclusive In an extensive and exclusive interview with this paper, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said in response to a question on calls by some priests for the sacraments to be taken out of schools that he does “feel that we should try to develop some pilot projects for the sacramental preparation, outside of the school…
Bishop Brendan Leahy led a Mass of Thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of Boards of Management in the Catholic Primary Schools in the Diocese of Limerick on Monday, December 1. The event took place in St John’s Cathedral and gathered current and former board members. In his homily, Bishop Leahy said, “At times, we can…
The overwhelming rejection of the Government’s recent family and care referendum shows the Irish people still hold a deep instinct for the family, the Apostolic Nuncio said. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Family Solidarity, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor said the vote revealed that political and cultural leaders “misread something essential” in Irish society.…
The Diocese of Derry will complete its discussions on forming new pastoral areas by Easter 2026, announced Bishop Donal McKeown in his pastoral letter for the beginning of Advent. The new arrangements will bring parishes together in shared mission, with decisions grounded in prayerful discernment rather than administrative necessity. Bishop McKeown said his hope is…
At the end of November in Nigeria at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, in the north-central region: 303 students and 12 teachers were taken away by a group of armed men. Irish Sister Sr Mary Barron, Superior General of the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA), the congregation that runs the schools where…
Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has urged Catholics to embrace Advent as a time of “patient, theological hope”, rejecting the “negativity and doom” often spoken about the future of vocations in Ireland. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Bishop Cullinan reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s address in Lebanon this week, delivered amid severe regional instability, and said the…
Community and family gathered last weekend for the ordination to the priesthood of now Fr Anthony Kerr. The ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar on Saturday, November 29. The ordination Mass was celebrated by Bishop Tom Deenihan and concelebrated by priests of the Diocese of Meath. In his homily, Bishop…
Responding to the British Government’s new Legacy Bill which is now before the House of Commons which creates a new Legacy Commission, Baroness Nuala O’Loan argues that while it will have greater independence and much greater powers of investigation of the historic murders and serious crimes of the Troubles, the possible prosecution of former British…
The Allianz insurance company has issued a strong denial of claims it is Israeli owned and that is has business links with Israel. The company which was formerly Church & General in a statement to this paper said: “Allianz P.l.c. is not an Israeli-owned insurance company. Allianz p.l.c is an Irish-incorporated and Irish-regulated entity, authorised…
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