Iona Abbey and nunnery, established 563 AD on the site of the monastery founded by St. Colmcille, also known as Columba. / Shutterstock
CNA Newsroom, Dec 7, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA).
More than 1,500 years have passed since the birth of St. Colmcil… […]
Father Willie Doyle, S.J. / null
Denver, Colo., Oct 31, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
Ireland’s Father William Doyle, SJ, is one step closer to sainthood. Bishop Thomas Deenihan of the Diocese of Meath announced his intention Oct. 27 to open the Jesui… […]
Emergency services attend the scene following an Oct. 7, 2022, explosion at a gas station and adjacent apartment building in Creeslough, County Donegal, in northwest Ireland that killed at least 10 people. Pope Francis in a letter Oct. 8, 2022, … […]
‘Personal Beliefs’ vs. Objective Science – President Biden asserted his personal belief as a Catholic that human life begins at conception and that abortion, therefore, is morally wrong. He has always been quick to add, […]
Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins, pictured on Oct. 13, 2018. / Damien Storan via Shutterstock.
London, England, Jun 13, 2022 / 04:42 am (CNA).
Attributing violence against Nigeria’s Christians to climate change is “incorrect and far-fetch… […]
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland. / Damien Storan via Shutterstock.
Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2022 / 07:05 am (CNA).
The president of Ireland on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday.Michael D… […]
Bishop Brendan Kelly (speaking) and Bishop Michael Duignan (seated) concelebrate Mass at Galway Cathedral, Feb. 11, 2022. / Screenshot from galwaycathedral.ie
Galway, Ireland, May 2, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop Michael Duignan of Galway and K… […]
Refugees wait for trains at Lviv railway station in western Ukraine. / Ruslan Lytvyn/Shutterstock.
Rome Newsroom, Mar 18, 2022 / 10:37 am (CNA).
Catholic churches in Ireland are looking into the possibility of hosting Ukrainian refugees in pari… […]
March is the cruelest month, at least for an Irish Catholic. Every March, the irresistible force of Lent meets the immovable object of March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. The traditions of fasting and feasting face […]
Stained glass of St. Patrick by C.E. Kempe in the church of St John the Baptist. / Lawrence OP via Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
Armagh, Northern Ireland, Mar 16, 2022 / 17:08 pm (CNA).
This Saint Patrick’s Day is a time for prayer and action for … […]
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