Independent.ie on MSN3d
‘Sometimes Granny says you have to have mass’ – new Bishop of Achonry on the changing face of parishes around Ireland
Parishes are “not just service providers” and “as well as baptising babies”, they must prepare people to be “life-long disciples”, the new Bishop of Achonry has said. Bishop Kevin Doran was speaking ...
Two West of Ireland Catholic dioceses united under one bishop as Church continues to downsize
Bishop Doran’s installation concludes the Church’s plans to reduce its six West of Ireland dioceses to three. In April of ...
National Catholic Register6d
Catholics Celebrate Flannery O’Connor’s 100th With Joyful Birthday Bash
The writer has the uncanny ability to bring people of all stripes together in one place — saints and sinners alike.
Fact-check: Unlikely that Conor McGregor can run for Irish presidency
He may be in favour with the Trump administration, but Conor McGregor's chances of making the ballot paper in Ireland's ...
Catholic Star Herald15d
Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday parties celebrate author’s quirks, talents — and love of birds
Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor is seen in an undated photo ... Flannery, she added, “literally, metaphorically, was raised under the shadow of the Catholic Church, and it infused who she was for ...
Belfast reverend remembered as a ‘bright light shining’ after his death
The Reverend Walter Lewis, who has died, was a former rector of St Thomas’ Parish Church in Belfast, a Canon of Belfast Cathedral and a former Rural Dean of South Belfast.
Call to demolish "unstable" Co Antrim church over collapse and anti social behaviour fears
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has received an application for the proposed demolition of a former church building. The applicant, Duneane Parish, is seeking listed building consent in ...
BBC18d
The Singing Priests
Show more Three priests from the Roman Catholic diocese of Down and Connor Father David Delargy with the brothers, Fathers Eugene and Martin O’Hagan have been singing together since secondary ...
Irish Central18d
The truth about St. Patrick's life, from kidnapping to Irish Catholicism
The Catholic Church in Ireland evangelized and educated ... Saint Patrick's jaw is kept in a parish church in the Diocese of Down and Connor. His grave is beside the Cathedral of Armagh.
Page Six22d
Rosie O’Donnell moves to Ireland following Trump election, will only return to US ‘when it’s safe for all citizens to have equal rights’
Rosie O’Donnell is no longer living on US soil. The “A League of Their Own” star shared that she relocated to Ireland after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
1011 Now22d
Police investigate claims of sexual misconduct as Diocese of Lincoln suspends Pius X priest
Church officials encourage anyone with information relevant to Bernardo’s alleged conduct to contact Investigator Robert Norton with the Lincoln Police Department at 402-441-8294. The Diocese of ...
The Irish News23d
Ex-pupils of ‘monster’ priest at centre of church apology over sex abuse allegations recall reign of terror at Co Antrim school
Former pupils of a late Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse have questioned why a church apology ... spokesperson for Down and Connor told The Irish News: “The diocese encourages anyone ...