Tag Archives: Ireland

Ireland: Eucharistic Congress

Posted on 31 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some of you may be wondering already about a spring or summer trip.  Perhaps you could combine it with a pilgrimage to a place where prayer is needed.  A priest friend reminded me about the Eucharistic Congress to take place … Continue reading →

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Tales of the weird and wacky: Ireland Today.

Posted on 30 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the Independent, you find that Most Rev. Philip Boyce, Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland, (who used to be a member of the Pont. Comm “Ecclesia Dei”, by the way) was investigated for a homily he gave.
A HOMILY delivered at … Continue reading →

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Irish Times: Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I didn’t expect this.
From the Irish Times:
Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican
By Paul O’Brien, Political Editor
Monday, January 16, 2012
TÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore’s decision to close the Irish embassy to the Vatican was met with overwhelming opposition from the public … Continue reading →

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News and urgent request: Pray for Archbp. Brown!

Posted on 6 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

REPOSTED:
I have a warm request and two new items.
This is from VIS, and it has two points of great interest. My emphases and comments.
PAPAL MASSES FOR EPIPHANY AND FEAST OF THE LORD’S BAPTISM
VATICAN CITY, 5 JAN 2012 (VIS) – At … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Martin: “Irish Catholics are very weak, and that’s the fault of generations of the Church…”

Posted on 14 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA:
Dublin archbishop says lapsed Catholics should admit their non-belief
By Benjamin Mann
Dublin, Ireland, Dec 14, 2011 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Non-practicing and non-believing Irish Catholics should be honest about their relation to the Church, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin told the … Continue reading →

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John L. Allen on a case in Ireland: a priest, falsely accused, but the press doesn’t make corrections

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

While I have posted some items about dreadful pieces in the Fishwrap, to be fair there is a good piece by my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr. about the persecution of a priest falsely accused of abuse of … Continue reading →

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The new Nuncio to Ireland. Some thoughts and a request to readers.

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There will be a new apostolic nuncio in Ireland, and his name is.. will be Archbishop Charles Brown.
A glance at his CV shows that he’s got real intellectual game.
Il Santo Padre ha nominato Nunzio Apostolico in Irlanda il Rev.do Mons. … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the closing of the Irish Embassy to the Holy See

Posted on 18 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’ve been thinking about the decision to close the Irish Embassy to the Holy See.
If I were the Vatican’s Secretary of State, I would close the Holy See’s Embassy in Ireland because of budgetary constraints, and inform them that all … Continue reading →

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CWN – Irish foreign minister: Pope not invited for 2012 visit

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CWN:
Irish foreign minister: Pope not invited for 2012 visit
November 09, 2011
A papal visit to Ireland in 2012 now seems unlikely, in light of a public statement by the country’s foreign minister that the government does not plan to extend … Continue reading →

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Are there big changes coming for the Church in Ireland?

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Irish Examiner comes something that makes sense.
Vatican has ‘dramatic’ plans for Irish Church
By Jennifer Hough
Saturday, August 13, 2011
THE Vatican is planning “something dramatic” for the Irish Church in the coming months which could see the number of dioceses … Continue reading →

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