Priest performs Oasis’ Wonderwall during Irish wedding ceremony
‘Only in Ireland’ With Oasis returning to Dublin for the first time in 17 years, selling out two Croke Park shows, the Oasis buzz was big in Ireland over the weekend. One Irish wedding even got a very special rendition of maybe the band’s most iconic hit, Wonderwall, right at the altar. Longford’s Father Joe […]
7 months ago
Catholic priest interviewed at conclave has a famous brother from huge TV show
He played an eccentric captain in the DiMeo crime family With the world’s eyes fixed on the 2025 conclave, which officially got underway yesterday (May 7), one Roman Catholic priest’s family tree is stealing some of the thunder. Originally from New York, Robert Sirico spoke to Sky News as his fellow cardinals busied themselves with […]
11 months ago
Gay men can now become Catholic priests if they remain celibate
New guidelines from Italian bishops will allow gay men to enter seminaries. Italian bishops have introduced a new directive which will allow gay men to train as priests in Roman Catholic seminaries, provided they refrain from any sexual activity. As reported by The Telegraph, the new guidelines were announced by the Italian Bishops Conference on […]
1 year ago
Priest slams Shane MacGowan’s funeral, labelling it ‘completely inappropriate’ and ‘a scandal’
He slammed it as ‘an abuse of what mass is and what the Catholic funeral liturgy is all about’. A priest has slammed Irish music legend Shane MacGowan’s funeral mass that took place last Friday in Nenagh in Tipperary as “completely inappropriate” and “a scandal”. Several artist friends of MacGowan’s – including Aidan Gillen, Bob […]
2 years ago
Catholic priest stripped of duties after allowing pop star to film provocative music video in church
“I am genuinely sorry and I deeply regret the incident.” A priest has reportedly been stripped of his administrative duties after he allowed a pop star to film a provocative music video in his church. The Brooklyn-based priest, who presides over Williamsburg’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation Parish, allowed part of Sabrina Carpenter’s music video […]
2 years ago
Irish Bishop shot dead in Los Angeles
The victim has been named as David O’Connell. An Irish bishop was shot and killed in the United States on Saturday afternoon. The victim, who has been named as David O’Connell, was found dead at a home by local police authorities. An Irish bishop has been shot and killed in California.https://t.co/WtXtPiEinu — RTÉ News (@rtenews) […]
3 years ago