Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the theme of 'Christian hope' at his Wednesday General Audience. His reflection centered on the words of the prophet Isaiah: "How beautiful upon the mountains, are the feet of the one bringing good news" (Is 52:7). Here is...
600,000 copies of Pope Francis’ Prayer to the Holy Family are being made available to parishes across Ireland so that families can take a copy home after Christmas Mass from their church’s crib.
The Co-Chairs of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting (IICM) have released the following statement on the death of Bishop Gerard Clifford RIP, who was a long-term member of the IICM and its associated committees: "With great sadness we offer our condolences to the family...
Bishop Clifford was a holy and humble man who instinctively placed the concerns of others first, as befits a true messenger of the Gospel. - Archbishop Eamon Martin
I wish peace to every man, woman and child, and I pray that the image and likeness of God in each person will enable us to acknowledge one another as sacred gifts endowed with immense dignity. - Pope Francis
Today we are invited to rejoice in the imminent coming of our Redeemer; and we are called to share this joy with others, giving comfort and hope to the poor, the sick, the lonely and the unhappy. - Pope Francis
Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of several terrorist attacks which had taken place in the hours before his Sunday Angelus. In Egypt, a bomb outside St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Cairo killed at least 25 people on Sunday morning; in Somalia, a suicide...
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning, focusing his remarks following the readings of the day on the need for priests to serve as authentic mediators of God’s love, rather than as intermediaries – “go-betweens” or...
This year the diocese will be making a financial donation to Caritas International via Trocaire as their Reach Out gift. These funds will go directly towards alleviating the suffering of the people in Aleppo, Syria.
We believe that every unborn child, irrespective of his or her medical condition or the circumstances of his or her birth, has the right to be treated equally before the law. - Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
"The teachings have not changed" - Colm Flynn on 'Infinite Dignity' Vatican document
"Formation, Formation, Formation" - Fr Eamon Conway on the G.R.A.C.E research report
Travelling with Pope Francis - Colm Flynn
"It is absolutely awful because it is such a failure ..." Caoimhe De Barra on starvation in Gaza
"I cannot speak highly enough of the generosity of the Irish people" - Caoimhe de Barra
"I personally feel we need a missionary movement in the Church" - Cardinal Mario Grech
The Synodal Pathway - the journey so far
