Senator says crisis is driven by doors that ‘should have stayed open’ The co-founder of one of Ireland’s best known homeless charities, Tiglin, has backed the bishops’ verdict that Ireland’s homelessness crisis is “a failure of Government and public policies at all levels”. Senator Aubrey McCarthy, who has worked with homeless people for almost 20…
Ten possible configurations for diocesan mergers across Munster have been circulated for consultation, with the option of retaining the current diocesan structures reportedly ruled out. A document attributed to the bishops of the Cashel province outlines possible mergers involving all seven dioceses, including combinations of Cashel and Emly, Limerick, Killaloe, Cloyne, Cork and Ross, Kerry,…
Priests of the future must be prepared to work alongside other clergy and lay ministers rather than ministering alone, according to Fr Declan Hurley, who is set to take up a new formation role in Rome in January. Fr Hurley, currently Parish Administrator of Navan and Vicar General of the Diocese of Meath, has been…
Young Catholics returning to the Church risk feeling “at sea” without fellow believers, a Dublin priest has said ahead of an upcoming conference. Fr Francis Gavin, of the Dublin Oratory in Formation at St Kevin’s Church, Harrington Street, and interim spiritual director of Evangelium Ireland, said its November 7 conference comes amid what he sees…
The Archdiocese of Armagh has outlined a six-year plan to strengthen parish life, including proposals for new regional youth and family hubs, changes to sacramental preparation and initiatives to encourage young people to remain involved with the Church after Confirmation. The proposals, covering 2026 – 2032, build upon the Archdiocese’s Congress on Youth, Family and…
