The work of hospital, prison, and university chaplains are the focus of ‘Ministry of Hope’, the second episode of which is screened on RTÉ One this Thursday. The series concentrates on Margaret Sleator, one of the first ever lay chaplain in Dublin’s Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Catherine Black chaplain to Arklow, Co Wicklow’s Shelton Abbey…
A social justice think tank has urged tax proposals being considered by Government to be rejected as they would favour “only those with higher incomes”. Social Justice Ireland (SJI) makes the warning ahead of Budget 2018. A study conducted by the think tank focused on three proposals, which they say will cost the State roughly…
The organisation tasked with promoting vocations to religious life has joined forces with a youth evangelisation group in order to reach out to young people. “We realised you need to have young people to network with young people,” Vocations Ireland Director Margaret Cartwright told The Irish Catholic. The organisation is working in partnership with NET Ministries…
Trócaire has launched an award that gives Irish families the chance to learn about the lives of families in developing countries in preparation for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF). The Romero award is separated into three categories, the first being families. The second is for schools/youth aimed at young people aged 4-19, and encourages…
Young people trying to plan their future are being encouraged to take up the challenge to try and discern God’s will for their lives in a new programme being pioneered by the Diocese of Elphin. The Siena programme is aimed at young people who may find themselves at a crossroads in life having just finished…
A much-loved and Catholic soap star died aged 77 last week after 30 years on television. Liz Dawn, who played the fiery Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street, realised one of her dreams when she met St John Paul II when he was Pope in the Vatican in 1998 after years of charity work. The television…
JUST 320 DAYS TO GO Every three years the Church brings together the largest international gathering of families in the world. Ireland will have the joy of hosting the next World Meeting of Families on behalf of Pope Francis from 21-26 August 2018. This week the Irish Catholic newspaper is bringing you the first…
With the World Meeting of Families now less than a year away, it wasn’t surprising that this year’s Faith and Life Convention in the Diocese of Down and Connor should have focused in large part on the theme of family, not least as expressed in Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ exhortation on marriage and the family.…
Centenary celebrations for historical Mayo church A Mass marking the centenary of St Patrick’s Church in Newport, Co. Mayo was celebrated by Fr Tod Nolan. Referencing the historical significance of the church, local historian Joe McDermott said: “St. Patrick’s Church on Barrack Hill dominates the town of Newport. The church was erected by John Sisk…
The Indian Catholic priest who recently met the Pope after being freed by kidnappers in Yemen met with the Indian Prime Minister after returning home. Fr Tom Uzhunnalil returned to India last week after being freed after 18 months of captivity. He met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other government officials. India’s foreign ministry…
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