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New priest ordained for Cork and Ross

Ordination of Fr Marius O'Reilly on Sunday is the second for the diocese this year.

2014.11.25.

Primate warns some want to rob Church of hope

Archbishop Eamon Martin concelebrates Mass in Italy to mark 1,400th anniversary of death of St Columbanus.

2014.11.22.

Priests must reclaim their voice on vocations: Bishop

“If we as priests don’t encourage this culture of discernment, the young men who want to become priests ... will slip through the cracks.”

2014.11.16.

Silverstream Benedictines celebrate ordination

Order was established in Co Meath in 2009 and is seeking funding to allow it to cater for new recruits.

2014.11.10.

Survey shows majority want women deacons

Two spokespeople for lay reform groups urge Irish bishops to call a national assembly to discuss the role of women in the Church.

2014.10.31.

Second ordination in two weeks for Meath

Nine students currently studying for the priesthood in the diocese - one of the highest number in the country.

2014.09.29.

ACP appeal to bishops over vocations crisis

Dominican warns priests' association that they are contributing to the vocations crisis.

2014.08.08.

Another Dominican ordination for Irish province

Fr Matthew Martinez OP, a native of Trinidad in the Caribbean, ordained on Saturday in his native parish of St Finbar, Port-of-Spain.

2014.08.03.

Irish Church benefits from mature vocations

Three of this summer’s ordinations range in age from late 40s to mid 60s.

2014.07.21.

67-year-old ordained for Kildare & Leighlin

Fr Seán’s experience of family life has the potential to be an enormous help to many people he may encounter in his priesthood: Bishop Nulty

2014.07.14.

Two Dominicans ordained by Archbishop Martin

"The priest is called to nourish the faith of God’s people, but the faith of God’s people also nourishes the priest."

2014.07.06.

Mount Melleray Abbey celebrates ordination

Cistercians celebrate first ordination since 2006 as monk ordained by Bishop William Lee.

2014.07.03.

Two priests ordained in Raphoe and Down & Connor

Fr Dominic McGrattan ordained by Bishop Treanor in Portaferry and Fr Stephen Gorman ordained by Bishop Boyce in Letterkenny.

2014.07.01.

New priest to be ordained today for Tuam

Irish seminarians to serve at Pentecost Papal Mass in Rome.

2014.06.08.

Vocations Sunday underlines call of every Christian

Coadjutor bishop of Armagh encourages prayers for vocations.

2014.05.11.

Rise in vocations in England and Wales

Nearly 100 men and women entered seminaries and religious houses in 2013.

2014.05.10.

Seminary open day at Maynooth

"See the surroundings, experience the life of a seminarian and allow God to work from there.”

2014.05.01.

Nuncio marks 25th anniversary of his ordination

Expressing his gratitude to priests, Archbishop says, “At times, it is not easy for them."

2014.04.17.

Redemptorist concern over plight of censured priest

Current stalemate between priest and Church authorities symptomatic of ‘web of obsessions and procedures’.

2014.04.13.

Line up for Fota liturgy conference announced

Bishop Philip Boyce of Raphoe to address conference on the priest as intercessor.

2014.04.13.

Pontiff reflects on what it means to be a priest

How damaging to the Church are smarmy, vain, wheeler-dealer, priest-tycoons.

2014.01.12.

We Are Church nominate two women for Synod on Family

WACI challenges Synod to include lay participants such as Mary McAleese and Gina Menzies.

2013.11.29.

Two ordinations to the priesthood in Cloyne and Killala

Bishops Crean and Fleming to preside in Cobh and Ballina.

2013.11.24.

Fr Flannery dismayed by Cardinal Levada’s comments

Retired Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith claims Fr Flannery guilty of heresy.

2013.11.19.

CDF censure destroyed me as a priest: Fr Brian D’Arcy

Vatican Congregation never communicated with him directly.

2013.10.24.

New head of Catholic Primary Schools Management Association announced

Rev Dr Tom Deenihan is diocesan secretary in the diocese of Cork and Ross.

2013.10.15.

Bishop Nulty pays tribute to ‘powerful’ witness of diaconate

Kildare and Leighlin becomes fifth Irish diocese to restore ancient ministry.

2013.10.14.

Bishop Nulty rejoices in year of ‘firsts’ in KandLe

Kildare and Leighlin to ordain seven Permanent Deacons in Carlow on Sunday.

2013.10.10.

RTE broadcaster “shocked” by Vatican’s treatment of priest

“What I read of the way he’s been treated makes me ashamed of the actions of those representing my Church.”

2013.09.16.

Twenty new seminarians begin studying for the priesthood

"Be courageous!" President of Maynooth urges student priests.

2013.08.27.
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