Diocese of Ossory Update

Four public meetings, organised by the ACP, been held countrywide to give people the opportunity to articulate what they would like to say to Pope Francis about the church, and particularly about the church in Ireland.
The ACP realise that many people were unable to attend these meetings and have expressed a wish to have their views taken into account.
We invite people who wish to express their opinions to do so by emailing
info@associationofcatholicpriests.ie

Western People 3.12.24 I remember well the famous election of 1977 when Jack Lynch led the Fianna Fáil party to a landslide victory with 84 seats and a whopping 21-seat…

By Phyliss Zagano Link to ncronline: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/will-pope-leo-xiv-make-call-women-deacons Yes, our new pope said something about women deacons. He said it is under study.  Anyone looking for a quick answer from Pope…

The Catholic Herald Link: https://catholicherald.co.uk/new-catholic-lectionary-for-british-churches-approved-by-vatican/?swcfpc=1 April 18, 2024 at 8:30 am A new Lectionary will come into use in parishes in England, Wales and Scotland from Advent 2024. The Vatican’s…

A Tribute to Frank Callanan Frank Callanan, a highly regarded Senior Counsel, has died at the relatively young age of sixty-five. I had the privilege of knowing Frank, and of…

75 years ago, on 27 January 1945, the Soviet Red Army arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The world was soon to learn the full extent of the true horror of Nazi Fascism.
Chris McDonnell, writing in the Catholic Times, remembers: “All too easily we play with words to justify events, tell stories where truth is the casualty leading only to a greater misfortune. Maybe we should pause awhile as the month-end days arrive to ask a question and seek forgiveness.”