The religious sisters at the centre of controversy surrounding the Tuam Mother and Baby Home feel unable to comment on the issue due to legal constraints, The Irish Catholic understands. Recent revelations about the excavation of a general grave at St Mary’s Mother and Baby Home have been commented on both by Archbishop Michael Neary…
The next national collection for next year’s World Meeting of Families in Dublin is due to be taken up in parishes across the country at Masses on the first weekend of April. The August 22-26 event is expected to attract thousands of Catholic families from around the globe to Ireland. Pope Francis has chosen Ireland…
Senan Carty plays his trumpet accompanied by Ashley Gallagher, Eve Imogle and Shaha Ariff, all from St Brigid’s National School in Castleknock, Dublin during a break from rehearsals ahead of the ESB Feis Ceoil taking place from March 27-April 7. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
The Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) has moved to tackle the online sale of abortion drugs in the region. The PSNI confirmed that it had “carried out a number of searches in relation to illegal purchasing of prescription medications on the internet”. In relation to the raids, Detective Superintendent Bobby Singleton explained that offences…
A leading peace campaigner in the North has expressed optimism that the political parties will be able to agree a new power-sharing deal at Stormont before the upcoming deadline. Following the Assembly election on March 3, the law requires a fresh election after three weeks if there is no coalition formed. Fr Gary Donegan CP,…
The financial situation of Dublin’s Central Catholic Library has improved dramatically since library members voted against a plan to place the library in the care of Dublin City University. The rejection of the plan last September was followed by the resignation of a third of the library’s board, who said the library had unsustainable annual…
A centennial pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima, one of six blessed by Pope Francis, being carried along the Falls Road, Belfast on Sunday led by Sarah, Grace and Gerard dressed as the three children of Fatima, as part of a public procession from St Peter’s Cathedral to St Paul’s Belfast. Photo: Gerard Smyth
The Pope’s representative in Ireland Archbishop Charles Brown is to leave to take up a new appointment in coming weeks. The move was confirmed by the Vatican this morning. Archbishop Brown – who is credited with bringing a more open style to the role and helping rebuild fragile relations between Ireland and the Holy See…
The Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown pictured at the funeral of Peter Mathews TD at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, Dublin. The nuncio paid tribute to the former Fine Gael TD for Dublin South on behalf of Pope Francis, saying he was “an outstanding citizen and a great patriot who possessed a…
Those questioning Pope Francis are causing much disquiet, writes Michael W. Higgins Many of the 50% plus white male Catholic voters in the last US election who helped elect Donald Trump were not unaware that this was a president who would shake things up—big time. After all, that was a major part of his appeal.…
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