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Over 100 Catechumens were presented in Dublin on the weekend

Dublin’s largest ever number of Catechumens and Candidates were presented at the Rite of Election in St Mary’s Cathedral on....

Fr Lawton honoured in Maynooth on the weekend

The chapel of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, was filled last Sunday evening to honour and celebrate the music and ministry....

Inter-varsity Ball 2026 gathers Catholic youth in Dublin

University students gathered on February 7 in the Hotel Riu Plaza, The Gresham in Dublin, for the 2026 Catholic Inter-varsity....

Bishop Niall Coll hopes to ‘awaken the laity’ in Diocese of Raphoe

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‘Enforced equality’ is not found in the Gospel

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Unsurprisingly, quite a few Lent related items featured in the media last week. The News

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Dear Editor, Garry O’Sullivan makes valuable points concerning the accountability of deceased clerical sexual abusers

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