by Oisin Walsh | Jul 29, 2016 | News archive 2016
His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Father Fintan Monahan as the new Bishop of Killaloe. This announcement will be made today in the Vatican at 12.00pm local time (11.00am Irish time). This morning, media are invited to attend at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 26, 2016 | News archive 2016
Archbishop Eamon Martin has written to Archbishop Dominique Lebrun, the Archbishop of Rouen, France, to express his shock, to offer condolences and to express the prayerful solidarity of the Church in Ireland following the horrific incident in the church of...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 26, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
All roads lead to Krakow this week for the beginning of World Youth Day 2016. All of the Irish pilgrims have now departed for Krakow with 300 from Dublin, 100 from Limerick, 35 from Kerry, and 50 from Dromore departing on Monday. These pilgrims bring to 1600...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 21, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
Sixty young pilgrims from the Dioceses of Derry and Clogher have departed from Dublin airport this afternoon for this year’s World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland. Led by Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry, the pilgrims will arrive in Katowice Airport later this...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 15, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
Archbishop Eamon Martin has called for prayers for those killed and injured in last night’s terrorist attack in Nice, France. He said: The horrific scenes on the streets of Nice once more send shock waves into our homes and hearts. How helpless we all are when...
