Ireland’s Ambassador to the Holy See has revealed to The Irish Catholic that she offered the nation’s welcome to Pope Francis for his intended visit next year, following the annual papal address to the Diplomatic Corps at the Vatican last Monday. Afforded the opportunity to speak with the Pontiff from among some 180 ambassadors represented,…
A play about the heroic Irish priest Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty is set for its first overseas performances God Has No Country, by Kerry actor and playwright Donal Courtney about the Rome-based World War Two priest, will be performed in Rochester, New York and Penn State University, Pennsylvania in March and April. There have been proposals…
EXCLUSIVE The Irish hierarchy will not ask Pope Francis to consider permitting priests who left to get married to return to ministry at a meeting in Rome next week after failing to reach a consensus, The Irish Catholic can reveal. However, Bishop Leo O’Reilly, who first brought the proposal for discussion with his fellow Irish…
Ireland’s Ambassador to the Holy See, Emma Madigan, has spoken of the “impressive and inspiring” address delivered by Pope Francis to the Diplomatic Corps on January 9. Ambassador Madigan joined with representatives from over 180 missions with links to the Holy See to hear the annual address from the Pontiff, which touches on those key…
Members of the Pro Life Campaign pictured during a demonstration with the group’s latest banner campaign to save the Eighth Amendment protection for the unborn, taking place during the gathering of the Citizens’ Assembly on abortion. Photo courtesy of the Pro Life Campaign.
The new Religious Education programme for primary schools, Grow in Love, is proving a winner with teachers and parents, according to feedback offered to those rolling out the programme. Fr Dan O’Connor, Episcopal Vicar for Education in the Dublin archdiocese described as “very positive” the response to information in-service days for teachers tasked with engaging…
Two giants of the football world who relied on their Catholic faith for success in 2016 have received top honours at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) inaugural Best Football Awards. Portugese legend Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s leading player at a star-studded event in Zurich, Switzerland, last Monday night, while manager of…
Martin McGuinness had no real choice but to resign as the North’s Deputy First Minister, according to a prominent northern priest. Expressing regret about Mr McGuinness’s poor health, Fermanagh’s Fr Joe McVeigh told The Irish Catholic, “I also feel he had no real option but to resign given the entrapment he was facing from the…
Priests visiting parishes in other dioceses must show documentation proving they are allowed to minister publicly when saying Masses, the head of the Irish Church’s child protection board has said. Following reports that two priests out of ministry because of abuse allegations had celebrated public Masses, Teresa Devlin, CEO of the National Board for the…
The head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has dismissed a threat of ‘fraternal correction’ of Pope Francis in connection with the ongoing Amoris Laetitia row. In an interview with Italian TV last weekend, Cardinal Gerhard Muller responded to the earlier threat issued by Cardinal Raymond Burke that a formal correction of the…
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