Archbishop Eamon Martin to celebrate Mass as part of ‘Eucharistic Chain’ joining the Church across Europe in prayer for the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic
Archbishop Eamon Martin will celebrate Mass in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh as part of a ‘Eucharistic Chain’ joining the Church across Europe in prayer for the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘Eucharistic Chain’ initiative comes from the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe who have chosen to celebrate these Masses as part of […]
Pope Francis prays for people suffering from rare diseases
As the world marked the 16th World Rare Diseases Day on Sunday 28 February, Pope Francis lifted his voice in prayer for the many people, especially children, afflicted by a rare disease. Speaking after the Angelus prayer, the Pope also thanked medical researchers for their work to diagnose and discover treatments for rare diseases. “When […]
Cardinal Tagle to deliver Trócaire and Saint Patrick’s College Maynooth annual Lent lecture
Cardinal Antonio Luis Gokim Tagle will deliver this year’s annual Trócaire and St. Patrick’s College Maynooth Lent lecture. Cardinal Tagle will address the online event on the evening of Tuesday 9 March on the theme ‘Caring for the human family and our common home’. Cardinal Tagle has been the Prefect of the Congregation for the […]
Theme released for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2021
Pope Francis has announced the theme for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to take place on 26 September, which this year is “Towards an ever wider ‘we’.” The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development said the overarching theme of the day is divided into six sub-themes. […]
Bishops encourage support of vaccine programmes against Covid-19
Bishops are encouraging support of the vaccine programmes against Covid-19 currently in place in the Republic and in Northern Ireland. In a statement issued today, the Bishops’ Council for Healthcare recalled the words of the bishops last December when they said “safe and effective vaccination is an essential aspect of the prevention of disease”. They encouraged Catholics to […]
Archbishop Gallagher to UN: Inalienable human rights must be defended
The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, has called on the United Nations to “rediscover the foundation of human rights, in order to implement them in an authentic fashion”, as the world continues to take measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Archbishop Gallagher made this appeal in a video message during […]
Lent reminds us that the Lord is always with us – Bishop Denis Nulty
Bishop Denis Nulty has written a pastoral letter to the faithful of the Diocese of Ossory for Lent 2021. In his letter Bishop Nulty begins by reflecting on his recent appointment as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Ossory. He said, “This is my first opportunity to write to you as your Apostolic Administrator. As […]
Pope Francis meets with Auschwitz survivor
Pope Francis read an interview with 90 year old Hungarian author Edith Bruck, which related the horrors she and her family experienced during the Nazi persecution, and was deeply moved. So he asked to meet her and on Saturday afternoon last he left the Vatican and headed to the centre of Rome for a private […]
Political leaders must be reminded that Church services are ‘utterly essential’ – Bishop McGuckian SJ
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ of Raphoe has issued a pastoral letter for Lent 2021 in which he criticised the branding of Church services by some as non-essential. The Bishop of Raphoe said, “It has been said by some persons in public service that ‘religion is non-essential’, that gathering for Mass and other religious services is […]
Bishop Denis Brennan celebrates his golden jubilee as a priest of Ferns
Monday last, 15 February, was the anniversary of the announcement of his appointment as Bishop of Ferns in 2006. Today, a presentation was made to Bishop Denis Brennan at the 10.00am Ash Wednesday Mass in Saint Aidan’s Cathedral, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, to mark the occasion of his golden jubilee as a priest of the diocese […]