Poor Clares Sisters release song that speaks to people going through troubled times
“It’s God’s business what happens with the song and if it makes the charts it would be great. If it goes viral that would be great too." - Sister Colette
Pope appeals for dialogue for northeast Syria
Pope Francis appeals for honest and transparent dialogue to solve the current military crisis in northeast Syria.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to deliver special Newman lecture in Rome ahead of canonisation
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will deliver an address at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome on Blessed John Henry Newman, ahead of canonisation.
Ferns Diocese celebrates ordination of its first new Permanent Deacon
In 2001 the Irish Episcopal Conference received permission from the Holy See to proceed with the restoration of the Permanent Diaconate in Ireland.
Cardinal John Henry Newman might well be the patron saint of ecumenism – Bishop Fintan Monahan
Anglicans and Catholics can jointly celebrate Newman Canonisation
‘A time for prayer and action for unborn life’ – Bishops
Irish Catholic Bishops have called for a time of prayer and action for unborn life ahead of the annual ‘Day for Life’ this Sunday, 6 October.
Europe has become a new continent to be won for Christ – Archbishop Eamon Martin
Archbishop Eamon Martin preached the Homily at Mass launching the Extraordinary Mission Month of October and the Laudato Tree Project.
Memory at the heart of Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day 2020
Pope Francis will highlight the role of memory and storytelling across generations in his message for World Communications Day 2020.
Pope Francis establishes Sunday of the Word of God
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio "Aperuit illis", published on 30 September, establishes that "the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God". The timing of the document is significant: 30 September is the Feast of Saint Jerome, the man who translated most [...]
Pope Francis: without the joy of the Gospel one cannot be a missionary
...it is only Christ who attracts - Pope Francis