As a lilting Irish hornpipe blared from his smart phone, Jesuit Father Brian Frain's hard shoes repeatedly smacked a wooden floor with rapid-fire precision. The hypnotic rat-a-tat-tat-tat that echoed in the empty room seemed like the perfect percussive accompaniment to the Celtic
As part of Our Sunday Visitor’s series on the study-abroad programs at Catholic colleges and universities, reporter Maryann Eidemiller writes about the impact studying in Ireland had on several students from schools across the country. From Ireland’s deep Catholic roots, through the
Dominican Father Conor McDonough writes about the Celtic cross and how the inclusion of a harp invites us to think of the psalms. Every psalm contains four meanings: “The ‘first history,’ according to this scheme, is how the psalm applies to the
On the feast of All Saints, a parish priest in Ireland offered a profound and truthful homily that was difficult for his congregation to hear — one in which he discussed the need for the faithful to avoid sin and remind their
Thousands of pilgrims hiked up Ireland's holiest mountain for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
The pilgrimage traditionally is held the last Sunday of July, but it was postponed in 2020 and 2021 over
Archbishop Martin told CNS June 18: "One of the things that is coming across is the (pre-)synodal conversations is an awful lot of people are very passionate about their faith in Jesus Christ, very much in love with Christ, with the church.
In April, a new organization was formed to share information and devotion to Irish priest Father Willie Doyle, a chaplain during World War I who died trying to save two soldiers. In a new article for Our Sunday Visitor, Michael Kelly looks
The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin made the announcement in an address to the nation April 29 as he revealed a new road map for the reopening of
The head of the Irish bishops' conference said the government's move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a "potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights."
"The precise provisions are unclear and at first reading appear to
Pope Francis has elevated the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock to the status of an International Shrine of Eucharistic and Marian Devotion.
In a message delivered from the Vatican via video link March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis