One of the Pope’s closest advisors has urged the Church in Ireland not to fear letting go of its former glories and to be forward thinking. German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a member of the council of nine cardinals hand-picked by Pope Francis to advise him, insisted that the Church here “cannot find enthusiasm” from clinging…
Thousands of people are expected to attend this year’s Rally for Life in Belfast, which takes place this Saturday, July 2. Centred on the city’s Custom House Square, the event kicks off at 2pm and will be addressed by, among others, Meabh McArdle, whose daughter Fionnuala was born last year despite being given a 1%…
Staff Reporter Veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson has thanked God for his stellar Hollywood career. As he picked up a lifetime achievement award at the annual Black Entertainment Television (BET) ceremony, the Jurassic Park, Star Wars and Pulp Fiction star offered his words of faith: “First I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity…
Conflict has erupted at Dublin’s Central Catholic Library over a proposal to transfer the library’s holdings to Dublin City University (DCU). The library board is split over the proposal, The Irish Catholic understands, and up to 50 library members met outside the library on June 22 to call for the company’s assets not to be…
A new “school of mission” in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore will prioritise youth evangelisation and family ministry, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. The new Holy Family School of Mission is set to open later this year at Glencomeragh House, formerly the Rosminian House of Prayer, and will be manned by three trained staff…
Fr Christopher McDermott pictured with his parents, Sean and Rosemary McDermott and brothers, Sean and Aidan McDermott and his sister Fidelma and her husband Gerard McNamee at his ordination for the Diocese of Derry at St Mary’s Church, Melmount, Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Photo: Stephen Latimer
“This is the time for Ireland to step up to the plate, show leadership and assume a greater role within the councils of Europe”, writes Mary Kenny
A priest based in Belfast’s Ardoyne has expressed disappointment at a missed opportunity to broker a deal between the Orange Order and Catholic residents which would have led to the dismantling of a neighbouring Loyalist protest camp. Former Methodist president Rev. Harold Good, who witnessed the decommissioning of IRA weapons in 2005 with Fr Alec…
Overcrowded prisons criticised The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed the “considerable progress” shown in the Irish Prison Service annual report, which was launched this week, but said “chronic overcrowding” still needs to be addressed. Overcrowding continues in the Dóchas Centre, Cork prison and Limerick men and women’s prison, said Eoin Carroll, Advocacy Officer in the…
It has been a time of transition for the people of Ballybrack/Killiney and Loughlinstown over the last year, which has seen the two communities and four churches become gradually incorporated into one parish with Fr Alex Conlan as moderator and Fr Tom Dalzell SM as curate. Fr Conlan says the parish team is trying to maintain…
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