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Church is not immune to dying local loyalty Western People 25.5.2021   God be with the days when everything seemed so predictable. Apart from our notoriously changeable weather, life in…

We conclude the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops with a grateful heart and, at the same time, with the awareness that we are all now called…

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

Links to “The Two Popes” interviews with Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce and director Fernando Meirelle.

Sir Anthony Hopkins – “…. The religious politics of two opposing forces coming together, opposing opinions. Today we are not allowed to have an opinion, you have to be this or that, if you’re not this you are the enemy and it’s pathetic. This is what we live with today in this world …. You don’t believe what I say, then you’re bad, …. come on , grow up, we are all going to die, no one is perfect ….”

The opening lines of Psalm 137 were highlighted in the Rastafarian song made popular by the group, Boney M back in 1992 – the Rivers of Babylon. It told the story of…

All members are invited to attend our AGM in Athlone. It will run from 2.00pm-5.00pm. We have two main speakers: Martin Whelan: The Canonical Rights of Diocesan Priests Fr Martin…