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Hard-living Irish musician Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died, family says 

December 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Shane MacGowan on June 16, 2016, in London, England / Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images

CNA Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
Irish songwriter and former Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died Thursday, his fa… […]

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The Lourdes Effect: The Miracle Club director on Irish trauma and miracles

July 14, 2023 Steven D. Greydanus 25

From the trailer, you might get the impression that The Miracle Club—starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Stephen Rea—would make a good double feature with Waking Ned Devine. It looks, that is, like […]

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Legacy of Irish teenager who inspired a nation lives on 10 years after his death

June 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Only a few weeks before he died, 16-year-old Donal Walsh went on national television in Ireland to remind people of the value of life. He passed away on May 12, 2013. Today the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation continues to promote life. / Credit… […]

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The Story of St. Columba and the Book of Kells

June 9, 2023 Father Seán Connolly 9

Ireland is known as the “Land of Saints and Scholars” because of the vital role the island nation played in preserving the light of faith and learning in the midst of Europe’s dark age. 500 […]

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Nearly 30,000 abortions in Ireland since referendum came into effect, pro-life group says

May 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

An all-Ireland pro-life rally in Dublin. / William Murphy/infomatique via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
Five years after Irish voters rejected the constitutional amendment that protected “the right to life… […]

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New EWTN film about Catholic priest in hiding receives blessing from Pope Francis

May 13, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Aidan Gallagher, director of EWTN Ireland, receives a blessing for the film “Faith of Our Fathers” from Pope Francis after the pope’s general audience May 3, 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of EWTN News Nightly

Denver Newsroom, May 13, 2023 / 06:00 am… […]

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French lay group travels to build crosses and restore faith in Ireland

May 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

S.O.S. Calvaires, a French lay group, restores a crucifix in France. The group says it aims to restore the artistic and religious heritage of France. / Credit: S.O.S. Calvaires/Facebook

Angers, France, May 9, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
A lay Cathol… […]

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Biden has tearful meeting with priest who performed last rites on his son

April 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

President Joe Biden and Father Richard Gibbons share an umbrella as President Biden touches the original stone from the apparition gable in the rain during a visit to Knock Shrine, on April 14, 2023, on the last day of a four-day trip to Norther… […]

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Biden to visit Our Lady of Knock, Irish site of Marian apparition

April 13, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Knock Shrine is the site of of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St. Joseph, her spouse; and St. John the Evangelist in 1879. / Geyo John|Wikimedia|CC BY-SA 3.0

Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
During President Joe Biden’… […]

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Was this Italian Easter sweet miraculously invented by an Irish saint?

April 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Rome Newsroom, Apr 8, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The quintessential Easter treat in Italy is a dove-shaped sweet bread known as the “Colomba di Pasqua” — or “Easter dove” in English.The fluffy dough can include nu… […]

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