Wishing you a Happy and Holy Christmas 2024 from the Catholic Communications Office

Fr Paul Finnerty, Rector of the Irish College in Rome, on the invitation for people to come to Rome during the Jubilee Year as pilgrims of hope and to follow the tradition of passing through the Holy Doors in the Papal Basilicas.

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An in-depth interview with Archbishop John Kennedy, Secretary for Discipline at the
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Archbishop John shares with us his vocation story, how he came to work in the Vatican and the challenge of leading the Discipline office that deals with cases of the abuse of minors by clergy, which he calls 'the worse of the worst'.

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Seamus Mulconry, Sec Gen of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association, calls for equal capitation funding for Primary and Post-Primary schools.

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Michael Kelly discusses the importance of the Week of Witness and Red Wednesday which is a week of campaigning and prayer for persecuted Christians around the world when Churches are lit red.

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Seamus Mulconry details the range of services provided by the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association which includes training and advocacy and their helpline which handles 16,000+ calls a year.

More info - https://www.cpsma.ie/

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Michael Kelly discusses 'Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-24' produced by Aid to the Church in Need which highlights the reality that Christian persecution has significantly worsened globally.

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Julieann Moran reflects on the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality in Rome and how the Final Document provides a roadmap for a Synodal Church with training and formation as the primary objective.

Julieann Moran is the Gen. Sec. of the Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland.

for more info - https://synod.ie/

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Bishop Brendan Leahy gives an in-depth review of the Synod on Synodality, his experience in Rome, the final document, what reforms should not follow on and what lies ahead for the Synodal Pathway for the Irish Church.

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'The Rock from Which You Were Hewn: The Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women' edited by Patrick Kenny and Fr John Hogan.

This book presents brief biographies of over 40 modern Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in process, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in response to Pope Benedict XVI’s call to the Irish to renew the Church in Ireland by drawing on the legacy of holiness offered by their ancestors, this book details the heroic lives of more recent saintly models to encourage contemporary Catholics to seek holiness in their lives.

Featuring chapters written by various contributors, including the postulators of some of the causes, the book offers moving insights into the subjects themselves and the times and places in which they lived. All are native-born Irish, some lived and died in Ireland, and some were missionaries in other countries as was often the Irish experience for a great part of its modern history.

Among those whose inspiring lives are told include Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., Father Edward Flanagan, Frank Duff, Sister Clare Crockett, Venerable Patrick Peyton, Venerable Matt Talbot, Venerable Edel Quinn, Blessed John Sullivan, Blessed Columba Marmion, Little Nellie, Archdeacon Cavanagh of Knock, and many more.

Published by Cenacle Press
https://cenaclepress.com/products/the-rock-from-which-you-were-hewn-1
and internationally by Ignatius Press

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