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St. Colmcille, the Irish saint who went into exile after copying a book

December 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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… […]

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Will war chaplain Willie Doyle be Ireland’s next saint?

October 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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… […]

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Pope Francis expresses condolences to victims of explosion in Ireland

October 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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, … […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for August 10, 2022

August 10, 2022 CWR Staff 11

‘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, […]

The Dispatch

Nigerian Catholic bishop to Irish president: Church massacre not linked to climate change

June 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 6

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… […]

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Ireland’s president condemns Catholic church massacre in Nigeria

June 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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… […]

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At installation, Galway’s new bishop notes need for less infrastructure

May 2, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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… […]

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Catholics in Ireland hope to host Ukrainian refugees

March 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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… […]

Columns

An uneasy history: Irish Catholicism and the Irish wake

March 16, 2022 Dr. Christopher Shannon 7

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 […]

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Bring Saint Patrick’s peace and sympathy to Ukraine conflict, Irish archbishops say

March 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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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