Ireland's dwindling Catholic clergy are insisting that desperate times call for desperate measures, with one major priest group issuing calls for opening the priesthood to women and married men. The ...

The Capuchin Friars of Ireland can trace their history to the Capuchin community at Charleville, France. Francis Nugent was born in 1569 near Mullingar, and after his education in Paris and Louvain, ...

The next pontiff must continue the ‘revolution’ started by Pope Francis, a group of Irish priests seeking reform of the Catholic Church said this weekend. And this should include open debate about the ...

Today, the Embassy of Ireland is celebrating the contribution of Irish Missionaries in South Africa. Ambassador MacGabhann hosted our annual Missionaries’ Lunch at his official residence in Pretoria.