Parishioners attending the 11.30 Mass in the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on Sunday were left “shocked” and “petrified” after an altercation took place in the porch of the church just before the Gospel was about to be pronounced. The Mass was interrupted and parishioners were asked to remain inside the…
The annual Knock Novena concluded today (August 22), featuring its typical array of intriguing speakers giving witness to the Faith and imparting perspectives and insights to imbue pilgrims from far and wide in an increasingly challenging climate. This year’s Novena saw bishops, priests, nuns, singers, authors and academics make appearances and attest to why their…
Bishops and politicians have expressed their shock and condemnation at the apparent terrorist attack that took place last night in Co. Galway which saw a military chaplain stabbed with a knife. Fr Paul F Murphy, who is in his 50s, is being treated for serious but non life-threatening injuries following the attack at Renmore Barracks,…
It flies in the face of everything Catholics have been told by the media and those who purport to speak on behalf of children but the evidence is in, school children want more religion in their classrooms and not less, and a survey by the Children’s Ombudsman backs this up. The survey revealed that 34%…
Pro-life protestors who were arrested in Northern Ireland last October for violating UK buffer zone laws are speaking out amidst their ongoing court battle. The protesters had their first hearing on July 29, wherein they both entered a not guilty plea. “I believe I have done absolutely nothing wrong,” Claire Brennan stated in a recent Live Action report: “If…
The first annual Willie Doyle Pilgrimage took place in Knock last Sunday as devotees to the cause were presented with the opportunity to witness the military chaplain to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers’ personal items in the flesh and further advance his cause for canonisation. Attendees gathered to recall the Jesuit’s heroic ministry which routinely involved…
Rayssa Leal, a 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Paris Olympics, used sign language to quote Scripture before winning the bronze medal in the competition. Leal, a Christian, won the bronze medal in the women’s street skateboarding final on July 28. At one point during the competition, Leal smiled into the camera and signed John 14:6, which…
Church leaders in Northern Ireland say they are “appalled” by calls for “anti-Islamic” protests last weekend. A number of social media posts were shared asking for people to gather and block roads in the greater Belfast area and elsewhere. It came after two nights of violent protest in English towns last week, following a fatal knife attack…
Speaking on the bank holiday Monday episode of the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk, veteran broadcaster Pat Kenny spoke to director Neil Jordan about his memories attending annual retreats held in Manresa House, a Jesuit retreat centre in Dublin, which according to him was a mandatory excursion for the boys attending his secondary school. The…
Fr Pat Collins, a Vincentian priest, psychotherapist and expert in deliverance ministry, has described the controversial opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which has been condemned by a variety of Church leaders around the globe for its depiction of The Last Supper, as not reminiscent of “the spirit of Christ of God” and being more…