The National Traditional Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Saturday September 3. The day’s pilgrimage will commence with a Missa Cantata at 2 p.m., followed by Stations of the Cross and Benediction. All events take place in the parish church of Knock. The episcopally-appointed spiritual director and leader of the pilgrimage is Fr…
Staff reporter A biography of Daniel Mannix, the Irish-born Archbishop of Melbourne, has scooped a major literary award in Australia. Penned by 85-year-old Brenda Niall, who knew Dr Mannix during his tenure in Melbourne, Mannix has won the National Biography Prize, worth Aus$25,000. It beat off competition from six other biographies shortlisted by the State Library…
One of the world’s largest Christian charities, World Vision, has been rocked by allegations that its funds in the Gaza Strip have been funnelled to the militant group Hamas. Since June, the charity body has been lobbying the Israeli government over the arrest of its Gaza director, Mohammad El Halabi, who was detained without explanation…
Belfast’s Church of Ireland cathedral has appointed its first ever Catholic Ecumenical Canon. Fr Edward O’Donnell, Parish Priest of St Brigid’s, Belfast, will be the first Catholic priest to serve on the Cathedral Chapter of St Anne’ Cathedral. He will join the Methodist and Presbyterian canons, both of whom are named Ruth Patterson, in working…
Prayers for an end to terrorism “We come to you today to ask you to keep in peace the world and its people, to keep far away from it the devastating wave of terrorism, to restore friendship and instil in the hearts of your creatures the gift of trust and of readiness to forgive.” These were the words of Pope…
Violent attacks on our civilisation should be met with a humanism based on a Christian willingness to emulate Christ’s self-sacrifice, Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor has said. Speaking in Belfast’s St Peter’s Cathedral, Dr Treanor called the brutal murder in France of the 86-year-old Fr Jacques Hamel the most recent in a line…
A photo of slain Father Jacques Hamel is seen among fl owers at a makeshift memorial in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near Rouen, France. Photo: CNS
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) has called on the Irish bishops to re-introduce the pledge during Confirmation as “a first step” in tackling Ireland’s destructive relationship with alcohol. Speaking to The Irish Catholic this week as it was revealed by a leading medical practitioner that three people in Ireland are dying each day as…
With a visit Saturday morning to the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki and then a Mass at Krakow’s sprawling Sanctuary of St John Paul II, Pope Francis paid homage to his storied predecessor Saturday morning and to St Faustina Kowalska, whose legacies hang over his Year of Mercy. Popes pay tribute to their predecessors…
The Diocese of Killaloe has announced a number of appointments. Following a mid-term evaluation of the diocesan pastoral plan, Fr Ger Nash, the current Diocesan Secretary, will also assume the role of Director of Pastoral Development. Meanwhile, Fr Michael Geraghty has taken responsibility for Killaloe’s social media presence in conjunction with the Office of Communications…
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