The Church in Ireland

Archbishop Dermot Farrell opened the Congress of European Lay Dominican Fraternities. He spoke about mission and God's call. The congress aims to welcome all people to God's Kingdom.

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The Catholic Historical Society hosts a conference on Church spaces. The conference is on Saint Patrick's Campus in Dublin City University. Bishop Paul Connell comments on the built heritage of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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Archbishop Eamon Martin meets with OpenAI Ireland. They discuss Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica humanitas. The meeting takes place in Ara Coeli.

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Kildare and Leighlin Diocese reorganizes 56 parishes into 11 pastoral areas. Diocesan director Deacon Roche says parish identity will be protected. Bishop Denis Nulty says parishes will share resources and work together.

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Bishop Phonsie Cullinan's podcast discusses a question on blood donor forms about gender assigned at birth. Guest Michael Aherne says he refused to answer the question. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service allows donors to self-identify their gender.

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Archbishop Eamon Martin addresses the ‘Granennials’ in his homily at Mass for the 2026 Grandparents’ pilgrimage to Knock. He urges younger generations to engage with grandparents and the elderly. He speaks on the importance of grandparent wisdom.

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Canon Stephen Farragher cries at Mass after Mayo wins the All-Ireland Senior Football Champions. He says today is different. The team's win has brought an end to years of heartache and pain.

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Tusla is unable to provide comprehensive historical data on children who have gone missing from State care. Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín requested information on the number of children who have gone missing from care over the past ten years. Tusla said that prior to August 2023, information relating to children missing from care was not centrally aggregated.

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Mayo's historic All-Ireland win sparks praise for prayer. Knock Shrine rector Fr Richard Gibbons says everybody was praying for the team. Celebrations erupted at the shrine after the final whistle.

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Archbishop Francis Duffy says motorists should treat road safety as a Christian responsibility. He encourages responsible driving and invokes St Patrick’s protection over all travellers. Road safety is the theme for this year’s pilgrimage.

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Fr David Costello, a priest from Co. Limerick, calls on Irish people to remember their history of emigration amid rising anti-immigrant hostility in the US and Ireland. He says he has observed hate in Boston and from afar in Ireland. Fr Costello has experience as a missionary priest in Peru and Bolivia.

SourcesThe Irish Catholic

A further 22 coffined infants have been recovered during excavation works at the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam. The remains were recovered during the latest phase of forensic excavation. Forensic analysis is now beginning at the new Toghermore Forensic Facility and Mortuary.

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St Mary’s Parish in Belfast has opened a not-for-profit coffee shop called the ‘Foggy Brew’. The shop sells Palestine Cola, with proceeds going towards supporting Catholic parishes in occupied Palestinian territories. The café is managed by parish member John Hanvey and run by parish volunteers.

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