St Malachy’s Seminary, the only Catholic seminary in Northern Ireland, is to close in September, Church authorities have announced. The Diocese of Down and Connor said it took the decision after Queen’s University Belfast – where seminarians study for their degrees – closed its Department of Scholastic Philosophy and progressivelyContinue Reading
Catholic diocese of Down and Connor in Northern Ireland has suspended the “sign of peace” handshake in its masses due to the risk of infection from a strain of the flu first seen in Australia in the southern hemisphere’s 2017 winter. At least 170,000 cases were confirmed at the end of theContinue Reading
Dublin, Ireland : Hundreds of groups of Catholics gathered across the island of Ireland on Sunday to pray the Rosary for the preservation of the Catholic faith and for the defense of life against the threat of abortion. “Firstly, we thank Christ our King, and the Most Immaculate Heart of Mary,Continue Reading
More than 150 people have been prevented from giving blood at an event in Belfast, Northern Ireland(NI) aimed at encouraging people from the Indian community to donate. Srikant Ganapati from the Sudarshanam charity said people had taken time off work to attend the event. However, he said they were allContinue Reading