The group from Ardglass parish who won the treasure hunt in the Co. Down town at the Living Youth ‘Parish GIFT fun day’ on Sunday for the southern parishes in Down & Connor, to celebrate the completion of the parish-based faith programme: Connie Harney (leader), Patrick Gordon, Grainne Wills, Eimear Teggart, Kelly Lennon, Ryan Devlin…

The Polish army will help provide security during World Youth Day, a spokesman has said. The July 31 meeting on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Krakow for the Catholic festival will take place in meadows near the city that could be difficult to protect and difficult to evacuate in an emergency, as…

Broadcaster Chris Donoghue has paid tribute to religious nuns and brothers for the “comfort” they provided during difficult stages of his life. The Newstalk Breakfast presenter spoke candidly on Brendan O’Connor’s Cutting Edge of the death of his mother at 14 and battling cancer at 23. “You know what you expect somebody my age, who…

Thornhill Ministries in Derry is hosting a workshop by Fr Hugh Lagan SMA for those working as chaplains, in healthcare teams or pastoral teams, and a seminar specifically for clergy.   Fr Lagan is a native of Maghera, Co. Derry, a priest with the Society of African Missions and a clinical psychologist. He is currently…

A Co. Tyrone man has described the birth of his son as “truly a miracle” after his wife went against doctors’ advice to have an abortion. Doctors had advised Liam Glass and his wife Cindy that their unborn child had no spleen and would not survive more than a week after birth. However, baby David…

The De La Salle Mission Council in Ireland organised a schools’ presentation for eight primary and secondary schools recently. Schools from Macroom, Castlebar, Dundalk, Waterford and Dublin submitted a variety of projects on the theme: Who is St John Baptist de la Salle? Over a hundred students and teachers displayed and edited their projects in…

New general secretary for CPSMA Seamus Mulconry has been appointed as the new general secretary for the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA). CPSMA chairman Martin Hanrahan welcomed the appointment saying Mr Mulconry’s experience as former director of Philanthropy Ireland “will greatly support boards of management and principals of Catholic primary schools as they seek to meet the many…

Pop icon Lady Gaga has defended her right to speak about her Catholic faith after receiving what she felt was a criticism from a Catholic culture website. The singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, posted a photo to her Instagram account with her posing with Fr John Duffell of Blessed Sacrament Church in New York and…

Religious publishers Columba Press has entered an examinership process in a bid to survive and take advantage of improving market conditions, the company has said. Examinership is a process where companies with solid underlying businesses but excessive debts seek High Court protection while action is taken to ensure their survival. “We’ve entered the examinership in…

Legendary golfer Christy O’Connor Snr has been described as a “man of faith” by the priest who presided at his funeral.  Fr Martin Hogan of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Clontarf told The Irish Catholic that Mr O’Connor was “very much a man of faith”. “He was very involved in the parish.…