26 Jul 2016 | Catholic Church, Church of Ireland
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has appointed the Very Rev Edward O’Donnell, Parish Priest of St Brigid’s, Belfast, as an Ecumenical Canon. This is the first time in the history of St Anne’s that a Roman Catholic Priest will serve on the...
9 Jun 2016 | Catholic Church, News
Catholic bishops warning over hard border as they urge people to cast their vote in the EU referendum The Irish News – 9 June 2016 Catholic bishops warn of Brexit consequences The Irish Times – 8 June 2016 EU inspired by ‘gospel values’, say...
9 Jun 2016 | Catholic Church
On 23 June people in Northern Ireland will be asked to vote in a referendum on the future of the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union – a decision charged with far-reaching political, economic and cultural implications for the island of Ireland, for these...
26 May 2016 | Catholic Church
Bishop Kevin Doran has announced that the Diocese of Elphin will shortly begin taking applications for the role of Volunteer Catechist. This will involve lay people being commissioned as leaders of faith-based education programmes, in partnership with priests and...
24 May 2016 | Catholic Church
Mr Martin Hanrahan, chairman of Catholic Primary Schools Management Association, today welcomed the appointment of Mr Seamus Mulconry as general secretary of the association. Mr Hanrahan said, “Seamus’s experience as former director of Philanthropy...
24 May 2016 | Catholic Church
Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomed the announcement in the Vatican today that Pope Francis has chosen The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World as the theme for the ninth World Meeting of Families, which will take...