Pope Francis has entrusted nuncio’s with the important task of finding candidates who are ” managers, but pastors”
Month: September 2016
No good can come from applying labels to children
Mary Kenny“Human life is not some consumerised product… whereby only those who pass the test of being ‘chosen’ may be regarded as admissible”, writes Mary Kenny
Ploughing through the numbers
Greg DalyGreg Daly examines a recent survey of religious belief and practice in the farming community
News in Brief
Courtney McGrailVatican expert to speak on Pope’s renewal efforts The lay Catholic reform group, the Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) has announced events in Dublin and Carlow next month examining the progress of Pope Francis in bringing change to the Church. On October 15, at 4pm, at Trinity College Chapel, Dublin, and on October 17, at 7.30pm, at Carlow College, the ACI…
Priest frauds Wexford woman is given probation
Joe Barrett A young Wexford mother of three children, who obtained a total of €750 from two parish priests in Laois while claiming to be a social worker, was given the Probation Act when her case was concluded at Portlaoise District Court last Thursday, September 22. Rebecca O’Leary (22) had already pleaded guilty to the three…
Homeless plans ‘not ambitious enough for Ireland’s children’
The Government’s plans to tackle homelessness do not do enough to address the issue of family homelessness, a leading campaigner has said. Speaking at the Focus Ireland Conference, the charity’s founder Sr Stanislaus Kennedy said ‘Rebuilding Ireland’, the Government’s action plan on homelessness and housing, is “welcome and ambitious”, but insufficiently ambitious for the needs…
The Catholic Church and 1916 Exhibition
Irish Capuchin archivist Dr Brian Kirby and Dublin diocesan archivist Noelle Dowling point out historical documents to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin at the September 24 launch of ‘Ministry, Advocacy and Compassion – The Catholic Church and 1916’, an exhibition at St Kevin’s Chapel in Dublin’s pro-cathedral.
Bishop Fintan: Ready to meet new challenges
Greg Daly talks to Bishop Fintan Monahan
Belfast celebrates Faith and Life
More than 500 people attended Down and Connor’s third annual Faith and Life Convention on September 24. Taking place at Our Lady and Saint Patrick’s College in Belfast, the event gathered representatives from parishes across the diocese to hear from speakers and to participate in a host of workshops exploring the place of faith in…
Irish volunteers active in 50 countries
Paul KeenanIreland’s missionary spirit is alive, with news that last year 2,000 people engaged in voluntary service in no fewer than 50 countries worldwide. The figures have been revealed by Comhlám, the umbrella organisation for volunteer development workers, as it prepares to launch a fresh drive in cooperation with Irish Aid for new volunteers for a…