A group of lay people, sent as delegates by parishes throughout the Diocese of Ardagh Clonmacnois, has been in formation and training during the past three months, as part of the development and expansion of the Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration Committee. This was organised and conducted by Brendan Cleary and John Howard of the national committee of…
Pope Francis just keeps on truckin’ as the most compelling moral point of reference in the world today, most recently capping a last-minute trip to the Greek island of Lesbos to make a statement on refugee rights by bringing 12 of those refugees back to Rome with him, thereby offering Europe a pointed lesson about…
“It would be easy, but wrong, always to assume that all that matters is the faith that people die in,” writes Martin Mansergh The commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising has been uplifting, and has attracted wide public interest, support and enthusiasm. Fortuitously, its timing has filled a gap in public life created by the…
Dana to perform church fundraiser Dana will perform a concert for the Both Parish Renovation Fund, which is going towards repair work on the three parish churches: St Patrick’s in Derrygonnelly, St Faber’s in Boho and Immaculate Conception in Monea. There are a number of parish fundraisers being organised including a walk to Croagh Patrick on June 4 and…
The Northern bishops have said Christians are feeling a growing ‘chill factor’ in public policy and law in Northern Ireland. In a pastoral reflection on the forthcoming elections to the Northern Assembly, the bishops have listed a number of key issues for Catholic voters to consider, including the right to religious freedom. Funding The bishops…
“I sometimes also wonder about the centrality and prominence that safeguarding has taken in the life of the Church”, writes Editor, Michael Kelly The watchdog set up to monitor the Church’s adherence to stringent child protection rules has published a new set of ‘standards’. Amongst other things, the document aims to redress a perception that…
The principal of the Kilkenny based Presentation secondary school whose choir wowed the judges on Britain’s Got Talent has described the “roller-coaster” experience as “amazing”. Shane Hallahan told The Irish Catholic that he was “delighted with the reception the choir received”. “I was over at the filming, along with the school’s deputy principal, Mary Ryan.…
Staff reporter Pope Francis’ representative in Ireland has revealed he was the host of a rock ‘n’ roll radio show during his time in college. Speaking on RTÉ Lyric fm recently, Archbishop Charles Brown confessed he hosted a “very short lived and not very successful” rock ‘n’ roll show on WSND-FM at the University of Notre…
Staff reporter The final tranche of reports from the national safeguarding board is expected to be released next week, The Irish Catholic understands. The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) has now completed reviews of safeguarding practice and procedures in almost every Church body that comes under its authority. The few exceptions…
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has expressed hope that new child protection guidelines may help improve damaged relations between priests and bishops. The independent safeguarding watchdog, the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC), has been rolling out new standards and more detailed guidelines are expected next month. The new standards…
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