20 Oct 2017 | Catholic Church, News
A priest has said he believes marriage should be an option for Catholic Church clergymen. Paddy O’Kane, of Holy Family Church in Ballymagroarty, said the move could help address the global shortage of Catholic priests. A quarter of Catholic parishes worldwide...
29 Sep 2017 | Catholic Church, News
A priest who was the subject of false accusations, has claimed that nine priests who were wrongly accused of abuse have died by suicide. Tim Hazelwood, a priest in County Cork, was falsely accused of the sexual abuse of a child in 2008. An anonymous complaint was made...
10 Jul 2017 | Catholic Church, News
Former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, who had travelled from Rome for the ceremony. Belfast-born Mulryne won 27 caps for Northern Ireland in a career that included spells...
18 Nov 2016 | Catholic Church, Church of Ireland
Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore preaches at Remembrance Service in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford The most Reverend Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, preached for the first time in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, on...
27 Jul 2016 | Catholic Church, Church of Ireland
The Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev John Mann (left) with the Very Rev Edward O’Donnell PP, who will be installed as an Ecumenical Canon in St Anne’s Cathedral on September 25. St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has appointed the Very Rev Edward...
26 Jul 2016 | Catholic Church, Church of Ireland
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has appointed the Very Revd Edward O’Donnell, Parish Priest of St Brigid’s, Belfast, as an Ecumenical Canon. This is the first time in the history of…
