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Mass broadcast live on Gathering TV from Ardfert Cathedral for Feast of St. Brendan (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:10:38 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

The Diocese of Kerry will celebrate The Gathering 2013 with an open air Mass in the historic Ardfert Cathedral. The prelude and Mass will be broadcast live on the internet throughout the world on The Gathering TV Channel.

Video of three-year-old Colombian boy 'celebrating' Mass becomes online hit (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:33:41 PDT

Samuel Jaramillo from Medellin, ColombiaA video of a three-year-old Colombian boy dressed in priestly garments celebrating Mass has become an online hitSamuel Jaramillo, who is an orphan, lives with his grandmother and aunt in the city of Medellin, the Catholic News Agency reportsA video of the young boy, called “pequeño sacerdote” (little priest) pretending to celebrate mass which was posted by family members on YouTube has clocked up over 500,000 viewsHis family told reporters he asked Santa Claus for “priest’s clothes” and the objects necessary to “celebrate” Mass, instead of toys READ MORE

Easter Mass and 1916 Commemoration at Gaelic Park (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:03:22 PDT

The oldest annual Easter Commemoration in the USA was organized by Sean Oglaigh na hEireann & Friends Of Irish Freedom in the past few weeks The event follows in the tradition of honoring the men and women who fought for Irish Freedom during the Easter Rising and after The large gathering, which took place at Gaelic Park in the Bronx, commenced with Mass celebrated by Msgr Patrick Moloney (Limerick) READ MORE

North America sees mass influx of young GAA players from Ireland (IrishCentral)

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:44:52 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Emigration is hitting the GAA hard according to new figures – with North America attracting the majority of young people seeking employment.

Annual Easter Mass and 1916 commemoration received high attendance at Gaelic Park (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:19:10 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

The oldest annual Easter Commemoration in the USA was organized by Sean Oglaigh na hEireann and Friends Of Irish Freedom. The event follows in the tradition of honoring the men and women who fought for Irish Freedom during the Easter Rising and after.

Numbers in Ireland’s Catholic Church continue to drop - stigma attached to attending Mass (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:33:55 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Once deemed the “most Catholic country,” Ireland now has a population that is struggling in their relationship with Catholicism.

Vice President Joe Biden will lead the U.S. delegation to the Inaugural Mass of Pope Francis I (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:30:03 PDT

By: KATE HICKEY

Vice President Joe Biden, an Irish American Catholic, will lead the American delegation to the Inaugural mass of Pope Francis I on Tuesday next.

An Irish language Mass and celebrating Irish women in New York (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:15:03 PST

By: JANE WALSH

This March The New York Irish History Roundtable have planned to celebrate the people of Ireland’s history in New York with a mass “as Gaeilge” (in Irish) at the Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral and a discussion on “An Irishwoman in New York: A Migration Memoir."

Johnny Depp to play Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger in movie based on “Black Mass” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:58:32 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Deadline reported that Oscar nominated actor Johnny Depp will play Boston Irish gangster Whitey Bulger in the upcoming film “Black Mass: The True Story of the Unholy Alliance between the FBI and the Irish Mob.” Production will begin in May and a location has not yet been announced.

Democrats seeking Ted Kennedy’s widow to run for vacant Senate seat in Mass. (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:31:55 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Top Massachusetts Democrats, and even President Obama himself, may be looking to nudge Ted Kennedy’s widow Vicki Kennedy into considering a run for the Senate seat that will be open if Senator John Kerry takes up the position of Secretary of State.

In my father’s time -- he walked barefoot to Midnight Mass in Dingle -- My daughter looks for the same spirit of Christmas a century later (IrishCentral)

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:45:20 PST

Back in the early 1900s my father walked barefoot to midnight Mass on Christmas Eve from his village to Dingle in Co Kerry, a distance of seven milesMy 13-year-old daughter this Christmas expects to finally get that fancy iPhone accessory she has wanted for a while She adores Christmas READ MORE

Church takes action against Jesuit for celebrating mass with a woman priest (IrishCentral)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:52:01 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A 92-year-old Jesuit missionary has been censored by Church authorities for celebrating mass with a woman priest in Georgia.

New poll shows most Irish Catholics ignore church teachings, skip mass (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:12:18 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Over one in five Irish who say they are Catholics do not believe in the resurrection, or that God created the universe, an Irish Times poll has shown.

Apostolate Notes - Giving, the power of the vote, Hurricane Sandy, and Memorial Mass (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:16:38 PST

By Fr Brendan DugganGivingLast Sunday's readings have some worthwhile lessons for us The first reading from the Book of Kings tells the story of who was willing to help Elijah first asked a poor widow woman for a cup of water, which he got, and then asked for some bread READ MORE

Memorial Mass – Month of the Holy Souls (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:16:32 PST

The Irish Pastoral Centre invites you to join us at the annual November Masses of Remembrance Commemoration of the deceased will take place at the following:St Brendan’s Church, 589 Gallivan Blvd Dorchester READ MORE

Annual November Mass of Remembrance in the Boston Irish Community (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:16:01 PST

All of us have lost someone to the reality of life’s brevity We would like to invite you to join us in prayer once again to remember the deceased ones of your family We will gather in a special way to commemorate the deceased members of the Irish and Irish-American community in our Annual November Mass of RemembranceOur commemoration of the deceased will take place at the following;St READ MORE

In the wake of hurricane Sandy, Cardinal Dolan encourages mass goers to seek solace in church - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:57:47 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

As residents on the east coast of the US continue to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, called on parishioners to attend mass and observe All Saints Day.

Irish interview with Jimmy Savile, suspected mass pedophile, surfaces (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:14:18 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

News that BBC star, D.J, and TV personality Sir Jimmy Savile may have abused as many as 300 children when alive, has shocked Britain.

Irish Government's acceptance of mass emigration appalling (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:35:18 PST

Yesterday at lunchtime my Irish cell phone rang with an unknown number flashing on the screenI answered with a curious tone, as a familiar voice on the other end of the phone greeted me It was one of my college friends, John, calling after he had finished a hard days work in Gurley, AustraliaJohn who is from Portarlington, previously worked as a sub editor for the Irish Independent, now finds himself working on a farm in New South Wales as part of his visa extension for his 2nd year down under READ MORE

Let's avoid 'Mass' lunacy on Christmas (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:30:17 PST

If a "friend" had betrayed you, lied to you, committed heinous crimes against you, your relatives or your friends, or covered up those crimes -- would you happily march into his home for Christmas dinner with gifts for him in hand?Yes? Then you'd be an idiot, of courseBut that is exactly what Catholics in Ireland will likely do when they go to their churches for Christmas MassKiss their solid-gold rings? Kiss my arse!The child abuse and sex abuse and its cover-up by higher-ups, whose horrid details are fast emerging, is now known to be an atrocity that went on for DECADES, and which was hardly the work of a "handful" of sick clerics or well-intentioned bishops It was hateful, criminal, systematic, and long-standing READ MORE