Vocational Supplement She was so inspired by him, this young man from her own town, twelve years older than her. He had been well known for parties, music and singing. Now all he cared about was following Jesus Christ and encouraging everyone else to do likewise! Francis preached with total sincerity and conviction, and Clare…
The Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland’s NI election appeal, ‘Make Your Voices Heard’ was refused publication by the Belfast Telegraph, having initially agreed to publish it. The Belfast Telegraph took issue with passages in the appeal pertaining to pro-life values and unborn life. Taking to Twitter, Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said he was “disturbed…
Catholics in Cologne who responded to a survey preparing for the 2023 worldwide Synod of Bishops on synodality have called for big changes in the Church. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported that a statement on the archdiocese’s website noted a majority of respondents called for the Faithful to be given greater self-determination and…
The Knights of Columbanus’ mission is “more important than ever” as human rights issues continue to dominate in the North, a spokesperson said. The Knights were set up in a time when “human rights issues were big in Northern Ireland, and we’re facing a different set of problems today”, said their communications officer Colm O’Farrell,…
The View Long ago in a different century, I was a member of a college drama society. One of the plays we put on was a Thornton Wilder piece called Our Town. In the course of that play (spoiler alert) there is an unashamed tear-jerker moment. Emily, a 26-year-old who has died, is allowed to…
Vocational Supplement Who are the Capuchins? As Franciscans we are part of a larger family of Catholic friars, sisters and dedicated laypeople founded by St.’s Francis and Clare of Assisi in the 1200’s. The Capuchins came about when in the 1500’s a group of those friars decided to seek a more radical following of the…
Staff reporter “Thank you from my heart for this beautiful book,” was the message from Pope Francis to Editor of The Irish Catholic Michael Kelly during a recent audience at the Vatican. Mr Kelly was presenting the Pontiff with a copy of his new book An Irish Pilgrimage Guide to the Holy Land. The fruit…
Spanish Cardinal Amigo Vallejo dies at 87 Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, a medical student turned Franciscan and a much-loved Archbishop of Seville, died in Spain on April 27 at the age of 87. He had experienced a number of complications after suffering a fall in February and died at a university hospital outside of…
Vocational Supplement Ireland’s hostile media landscape can make promoting religious vocations difficult, Chai Brady hears The Church’s long history across the world has been punctuated with tremendous growth and decline, despite these swings and roundabouts there has always been those who felt a calling to enter religious life – even though the numbers sometimes dwindle.…
There was a time when the laity didn’t take it upon themselves to advise a bishop, and the distance was maintained between the See and the flock. But we are moving at a different tempo now, as the new Bishop of Galway, Michael Duignan, indicated at his installation last weekend. Synodial measures are encouraging the…
Ruadhán Jones
Breda O'Brien
Chai Brady
Mary Kenny