On September 3, the relics of St Bernadette were entrusted to Bishop Kevin Doran to bring home to Ireland, who was leading a pilgrimage to Lourdes with the Diocese of Elphin. This marks the first visit of St Bernadette’s relics to Ireland. The Elphin pilgrims brought these relics to Ireland, beginning a journey around the…
Following successive years of falling vocations and the retirement of priests, the Diocese of Killaloe has been buoyed by the news that three men from counties Clare and Tipperary will enter the seminary at Maynooth later this month. For the first time in two decades, three vocations have been recorded in one of Ireland’s largest…
The Irish Catholic Autumn Legacy Supplement 2024 It all started with two Franciscan friars and a cup of tea in 1969. Ireland’s most beloved charity has spoken the language of the human heart ever since — here for the homeless and hungry for more than five decades, thanks to the caring donations of everyday people.…
The Irish Catholic Autumn Legacy Supplement 2024 Home. It’s where you feel most secure. Where your loved ones and your memories are. Where you can be most yourself. But today, for thousands here in Ireland, the stark reality of their lives is homelessness, emergency accommodation or the awful looming threat that they are weeks, days…
The Irish Catholic Autumn Legacy Supplement 2024 LauraLynn is Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice, providing hospice, palliative care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families from across Ireland. Looking after a child with palliative care needs is one of the most challenging things a family can face. Beyond the physical challenges and medical…
A new secretary general for the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) was appointed. Gerard Gallagher has been a staff member of AMRI working on communications and membership services. “I am delighted to take on this appointment. AMRI has a great number of Religious ministering both in Ireland and on the…
The Irish Catholic Autumn Legacy Supplement 2024 Five years ago, Beauty Nanyangwe, a single guardian to her two young nephews, was struggling to support her small family with the meagre income she earned from poorly-paid piecework. When the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary offered a ‘Households in Distress’ project in her…
The Irish Catholic Autumn Legacy Supplement 2024 Discover how Your Legacy can support Respond’s mission to Build Homes and Improve Lives by including a Gift in Your Will Ireland is facing a severe housing crisis, with more people than ever before experiencing homelessness. This has placed tremendous pressure on services across the country. Respond works…
The announcement last week that Amnesty International Ireland is planning to lay off the majority of its staff due to encountering a severe financial crisis is sad news for the individuals concerned. Amnesty International is a celebrated international organisation that built its reputation on being a defender of human rights, supporting and advocating for the…
Letter of the week A commitment to justice and human dignity Dear Editor, The recent report from the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) highlights a deeply concerning rise in anti-Christian violence across the continent [The Irish Catholic – August 29, 2024]. This increase in hate crimes, particularly against…