Remembering and celebrating Saint Brigid at the Féile Bríde festival in Kildare
Brigid’s spirit of hospitality is legendary. For Brigid, every guest is Christ.
Brigid’s spirit of hospitality is legendary. For Brigid, every guest is Christ.
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, spoke with Rhona Tarrant, Dublin correspondent for America magazine, during the recent Ad Limina visit of the Irish bishops to Rome. Leading this year’s visit, Archbishop Eamon said that “a...
Bishop Brendan Kelly said the bishops would study the Minister for Education’s proposals and would continue to engage with him.
Bishop Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, was chief celebrant at the Mass to open Catholic Schools Week on Sunday 29 January, which was broadcast by RTÉ from Saint Peter & Paul’s Church Portlaoise, Co Laois. In his homily, Bishop Nulty praised the...
The Laudate Festival in Dublin is part of the national celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2017.
Bishop Michael Smith, Bishop of Meath celebrated the 33rd anniversary of his episcopal ordination on Sunday 29 January. Bishop Smith was appointed Bishop of Meath by Pope Saint John Paul II and ordained bishop in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar on 29...
Pope Francis on Sunday dedicated his catechesis to the Gospel reading of the day reflecting on the Beatitudes recounted in the Sermon on the Mount. He was addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the recitation of the Angelus prayer. The Gospel...
Catholic Schools Week gives us the opportunity to celebrate the unique contribution that both primary and post-primary schools make to our local parish faith communities and indeed to the wider society - Bishop Nulty
The way a country responds to the needs of migrants and refugees is a “thermometer” of the wellbeing of that society - Father Michael Czerny, undersecretary of the Vatican’s new department for Integral Human Development.
Pope Francis met with a delegation from the European Jewish Congress Friday on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs annually on 27 January. The Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, Fr. Norbert Hofmann,...