Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin is inviting families in his diocese to a ‘Picnic in Punchestown’ on Sunday, August 27 (1-6pm). The picnic is part of diocesan preparations for next year’s World Meeting of Families and also aims to gather all the families of the diocese together for an event filled with fun,…
The US, Canada and the UK among others have pledged large sums of money to assist countries facing severe food emergencies, but a gap exists between pledged aid and the amount of aid collected. A report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that South Sudan, Somalia, northeast Nigeria and Yemen…
As moves are being made to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, an archbishop has released a pastoral letter to his parishes outlining the Church’s stance on same-sex marriage. Archbishop Timothy Costello, from the Diocese of Perth, aimed to clarify the reasons behind the Church’s opposition to changing the legal definition of marriage, encouraging parishioners to…
Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia are opposing a controversial new law that strips protection from a national park and indigenous peoples’ territory. The measure signed into law by President Evo Morales in mid-August opens the Isiboro Secure National Park and Indigenous Territory, known as TIPNIS, to highway construction and other development. “The government doesn’t listen…
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have celebrated the First Profession of five brothers in the novitiate community in Myross Woods in Co. Cork: Bro. Jaime Rosique MSC (Spanish Province), Bro. Piotr Żłobiński MSC (South German-Austrian Province), Bro. Domenico Rosa MSC (Italian Province), Bro. Giacomo Gelardi (Irish Province) and Bro. Daniel Filipek (South German-Austrian Province).
Condolences sent to people in ‘agony’ after Africa mudslide After a major mudslide and flooding led to the deaths of hundreds of people and displaced thousands, Pope Francis offered his condolences and his prayers to the people of Sierra Leone. “Deeply saddened by the devastating consequences of the mudslide on the outskirts of Freetown, His…
The solar eclipse as seen from Pope John Paul II School in Hendersonville, Tennessee on August 21.
The Irish Catholic – an independent weekly newspaper focusing on faith, family, social justice and international development with a readership of over 90,000 – is seeking to recruit a new reporter to join the team of journalists based at our Dublin offices. Working closely with the Managing Editor, the successful candidate will be responsible for…
The newly ordained Bishop of Raphoe has urged Stormont to support an Irish Language Act – a contentious issue in Northern Ireland. Bishop Alan McGuckian, a fluent Irish speaker and scholar who translated a biography of St Ignatius of Layola into Irish, called on politicians to agree on the act. “Given the support there is…
A remembrance service was held last Sunday for those who died in the Omagh bombing 19 years ago. The prayer service took place in a memorial garden in the Co. Tyrone town to remember the 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, who were killed in the Real IRA attack on August 15, 1998.…
Chai Brady