Priest who ‘signed’ Mass card had been dead for two years Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 05:28 The sanctity of the Mass card is to be preserved in future by the banning of pre-signed versions in the Republic.

THE SPIRITUAL value of many pre-signed Mass cards bought in shops has been called into question by Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam. Dr Neary says the church would welcome any legislation in the ...

A supplier of Mass cards pre-signed by missionary priests has taken out advertisements in local newspapers rejecting concerns by senior clergy about their sale. The placing of the advert followed ...

AN UNHOLY disagreement has broken out over the sale of signed Mass cards in shops. A supplier of pre-signed Mass cards by missionary priests has taken out public notice advertisements in local ...

“IF I opened a head shop here, I wouldn’t be facing penalties like these,” a newsagent said when reminded he could serve 10 years in jail or face fines as high as €300,000 for selling pre ...

AN UNHOLY disagreement has broken out over the sale of signed Mass cards in shops. AN UNHOLY disagreement has broken out over the sale of signed Mass cards in shops. A supplier of pre-signed Mass ...

LAWS banning the sale of pre-signed Mass cards have come into effect to end a multi-million euro commercial activity which some Church leaders said had no spiritual value.

A constitutional challenge to a provision of the Charities Act that outlaws the sale of Mass cards without an arrangement with the Catholic Church has been lost.

The sanctity of the Mass card is to be preserved by the banning of pre-signed versions. Church leaders believe that the pre-signed cards are costing clergymen millions of euro every year because ...