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Catholic nun among three convicted of break-in to U.S. defense nuclear bomb facility – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:18:57 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

An elderly Catholic nun is among the three people convicted for damage they caused when they broke into a defense facility where enriched uranium for nuclear bombs is stored.

Pope Francis calls on Catholic nuns to be fruitful spiritual mothers rather than ‘old maids’ (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:06:07 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

This week Pope Francis raised eyebrows around the world when he told a group of 800 visiting nuns they must be spiritual mothers and not 'old maids.'

Why not a nun for a Pope? Demoralized Catholic Church needs serious change from the Vatican down (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:17:17 PDT

Irish American Sister Pat FarrellWhy stop at female priests? Has it occurred to anyone that maybe, just maybe, it would be a good thing for the next pope to be a woman?And while it appears that New York’s own Timothy Cardinal Dolan might actually have a small chance to sneak into the Vatican, perhaps there is another Irish American who might be an even more inspired choice?This week, the cardinals are congregating in Rome to elect a new pope and there is much muttering about serious changes Will the next pope be a conservative looking to shore up a dwindling but committed flock? Or a reformer, hoping to send a message that the church is willing to change in order to attract those who have left the church as well as new followers?One of the issues that must be dealt with -- especially in countries like America -- is the dwindling number of priests Just in time for this contentious topic, Catholic intellectual Gary Wills has just released a new book entitled Why Priests? A Failed Tradition Wills argues that there is no historical or even theological basis for maintaining the priesthood in the Catholic Church READ MORE

Magdalene Laundry nuns defend their actions in new Irish radio documentary (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:18:00 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A radio documentary has heard two Magdalene Laundry nuns defend the actions of the religious orders who ran the infamous institutions.

Kerry pub fined after “nuns” found drinking illegally in late night pub session - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:20:12 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

A Listowel, Co Kerry pub owner is facing charges after a session featuring dozens of people dressed as nuns went on for hours after official closing time.

Catholic nun’s 63 charges of sexual abuse dropped by Irish judge (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:39:34 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A judge has cleared Sister Mary Theresa Grogan of the 63 counts of sexual and indecent assault against seven girls at a Midlands school during the 1970s.

Catholic nun stands trial over 63 counts of physical and sexual abuse of children (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:41:27 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A Catholic nun has been charged with the “systematic” abuse of seven schoolgirls in the 1970s. Sister Mary Teresa Grogan has denied the 63 counts of indecent assault put to her.

Catholic nun with gambling addiction accused of stealing $128,000 from New York Churches – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:03:49 PST

By: DARA KELLY

A Catholic nun has appeared in court for allegedly stealing $128,000 from two New York churches.

How the Benedictine Nuns have run Kylemore Abbey for the past 100 years - despite all the odds (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:54:11 PDT

By: WILLIAM A THOMAS

They say that when you’re in Kylemore you are only two feet from heaven, and given the beauty one finds all around there, it could well be true.

Tell it to the Irish Catholic nuns, Mitt Romney - Government funds vital to helping American people (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:47:35 PDT

Sister Mary Rose McGeadyEarlier this month, Sister Mary Rose McGeady died at the age of 84 Back in 1990, Sister Mary Rose bravely stepped into what had been a media firestorm Sister Mary Rose was selected to run Covenant House, a highly respected charity which offered shelter to homeless youth Covenant House’s original founder,Father Bruce Ritter, had been hailed as a visionary READ MORE

How a former Catholic nun became one of the first female FBI agents in history - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:36:16 PDT

By: HILDA HIGGINS

On July 17, 1972, in a historic first, the first two women were enrolled the FBI Training Academy at Quantico, Virginia.

Power struggle between American nuns and Vatican looms (IrishCentral)

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:24:03 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

American nuns will meet in St Louis next week to consider their response to a Vatican report which questioned their doctrinal loyalty.

Beloved Irish American Catholic nun is mourned (IrishCentral)

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:41:28 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A beloved Catholic nun, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island early last week, was mourned at her funeral on Saturday.

Is Jenny McCarthy’s “Bad Habits” cover in bad taste? - Playboy model dons a Catholic nuns outfit (IrishCentral)

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:00:53 PDT

The new book coverJenny McCarthy is releasing her eighth memoir entitled “Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic” Earlier this week Perez Hilton exclusively revealed the front cover for the bookBut is it really appropriate for a former Playboy model to be dressed as a Catholic nun, pun or no pun Nevermind the fact that the 39-year-old is on her eighth memoir! Really!!?Hilton said the book is “HIGHLARIOUS” and comments “Who knew the little girl that dreamed of becoming a nun would one day be Playmate of the Year!?!”He describes the book as a “riveting account of her sinful upbringing” but you have to wonder how devout Catholics will feel about this cover READ MORE

Beloved Irish American nun killed by hit-and-run driver on Long Island (IrishCentral)

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:04:48 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

An Irish American nun who was beloved in her community at St.Edwards Parish in Syosset, Long Island has died after being the victim of a hit and run driver.

1,400 people dressed as nuns in Kerry break Guinness World Record -VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:00:37 PDT

Supporting Nunday!More than 1,400 revellers dressed as nuns flocked to a village in Kerry last weekend to smash a Guinness world recordMen and women dressed as nuns descended on Listowel on Saturday for ‘Nunday’ to help raise funds for Pieta House, a charity aimed at preventing suicide and self-harmThe crowd broke the previous record, which stood at 250 for the largest meeting of people dressed as nunsOrganizer Cora O’Brien told TheJournal READ MORE

Irish nuns settle investment case with major financial institution (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:41:12 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

An Irish congregation of nuns have reached a settlement with investment bankers Morgan Stanley and two other financial institutions.

Are Ireland and the Catholic Church finally getting a divorce? (IrishCentral)

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:05:23 PDT

Rosary beads for sale in Knock County MayoGrowing up in a small town in the west of Ireland the church was the pillar of our communityThe kindergarten was run by nuns Church patronage governed both my national and high school I was an alter girl READ MORE

Ill-Conceived Ice Cream Ads (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:45:13 PDT

While this news is a few weeks old, it just came to my attention and roused up so many conflicting emotions in a matter of seconds that I had to share itMy friend forwarded me this post from the Atlantic Wire blog, about the UK's Advertising Standards Agency banning a series of ads by Italian ice cream company Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano READ MORE

An Irish nun, a Catholic hospital, a dying mother, an abortion, and... (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 May 2010 09:15:25 PDT

My friends,It has not taken long for news of the excommunication of an Irish nun in the misbegotten state of Arizona to reach around the world, even to the far-off mission in which I am blessed to serveYou can read the whole story here, but in brief: Sister Margaret McBride, a longtime and faithful worker at St Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix with some pioneering accomplishments helping the poor to her credit, has been excommunicated by local Bishop Thomas Olmsted Sister Margaret was a member of the hospital's ethics committee, which faced a terrible decision READ MORE