Former engineer is looking forward to his first Christmas as a priest
As families look ahead to Christmas reunions, late nights out, and a visit from Santa Claus, this Christmas…
Ireland’s Catholic bishops criticised for silence on Vatican extending ban on women deacons – The Irish Times
Ireland’s Catholic bishops have been criticised by priests for remaining silent on the Vatican’s continued ban on women…
Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
A report presenting the results of the Commission’s work has been released. It rules out admitting women to…
A 34-year secret shrouded in shame paved the way to teach children about the horrors of our past – The Irish Times
Madeleine Bridget Walsh was 17 years old in the spring of 1960, when she discovered she was pregnant.…
Enoch Burke comes out of hiding and goes to Wilson’s Hospital School
latest | Gardaà say they have no update on ongoing operation to arrest him Enoch Burke posts video from…
Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese faces financial woes as priests age and Mass numbers decline – The Irish Times
Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese, the biggest in the country, says its cash reserves will be exhausted by 2041 and…
Dublin finally has a Catholic cathedral – but why has it taken the church so long?
Move by Pope Leo is centuries in the making and offers insight into city’s complex history St Mary’s…
Pope Leo designates St Mary’s Pro Cathedral as Dublin’s Catholic cathedral – The Irish Times
Dublin’s Pro Cathedral, St Mary’s, has been officially designated as the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin…
The new parishioners filling Dublin pews – The Irish Times
Alice Quinza, a student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had just attended Sunday evening Mass at…
‘Every diocese in Ireland would collapse if priests retired at 75,’ body warns
ACP spokesman Father Roy Donovan told the Irish Independent that if every priest in Ireland retired at 75,…
May McGee’s achievement meant couples could have healthy sexual relationships without fear – The Irish Times
It was a Father Ted moment. I asked in my local south Dublin pharmacy for a contraceptive item…
Meet Br Richard Hendrick, the Facebook friar who wrote a thesis on Tolkien
Brother Richard Hendrick became a global sensation during lockdown after publishing a poem about the pandemic Brother Richard…