Memoirs of Fr. Dominic Pendanathu SDB, an Indian Salesian Missionary now working in Milford Salesian community Limerick Ireland Go, make disciples of all nations”, (Matthew 28:19) is the great call of Jesus that led the Salesian Congregation to India, where their mission began in 1906 with Fr. George Tomatis SDB and his companions. By 1922,…

Following the official announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Trócaire partner Caritas Jerusalem was among the first humanitarian organisations to respond, acting swiftly to meet the urgent needs of families and children across the Strip. Within days of the ceasefire, Caritas Jerusalem mobilised its medical teams in Gaza to deliver 10,000 cans of infant formula to families with newborns and young children…

The John Main Seminar 2025 comes to Balally Parish, uniting contemplation and service   For more see the website here. From November 6-9, 2025, Balally Parish will host the John Main Seminar under the theme “Integral Christianity: The Vision of Celtic Christianity for the Crisis of the 21st Century.” The annual seminar is the most…

The Catholic Church has welcomed many kinds of popes in its long history — reformers, diplomats, visionaries, caretakers. With Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American successor of Peter, the Church appears to have received something rare: a shepherd intent on binding up wounds without tearing at old scars. His first hundred days offer every sign…

It is difficult to fathom how a government so eager to speak of “inclusion,” “equity,” and “reconciliation” continues to pursue a €26.2 million financial demand from the Legion of Mary — an organisation that, by every available measure, did more for Ireland’s most vulnerable women than the State itself ever dared to do. The Regina…

The Tuam Mother and Baby Home’s reporting needs balance Dear Editor, that was a very welcome article on Tuam Mother and Baby Home (The Irish Catholic, June 19).  To date there has been mostly hostile overage and certainly no balance. You mentioned Brian Nugent, who has written, among other articles, a book on the Tuam…

At a time when the voice of Faith in Irish public life can often seem faint, the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISCC) is determined to make it heard. Rooted in devotion to the Rosary and fidelity to the teachings of the Church, this lay-led organisation is confronting what it calls a “moral crisis shaking…

Editorial In his Prison Journal, Cardinal George Pell offers a sobering yet steadfast reflection on the state of the Catholic Church, particularly in Australia and the West. His observations, written in the solitude of his prison cell, are not those of a man bitterly lamenting the Church’s struggles but of one who sees hope in…