Paul KeenanPope Francis will elevate new cardinals during a consistory next February. The event, set for February 22, the feast of the Chair of St Peter, will allow the Pontiff to deal with the 14 vacancies in the College of Cardinals which will have opened up by then – and increased by two by the end…
Month: November 2013
Charity boss to give up luxury for a year
Mags GarganThere will be no Christmas gifts under the tree this year for Rosamond Bennett, CEO of Christian Aid Ireland
Quick thinking Armagh priest escapes burglars
Fr Liam McKinney, based in Crossmaglen, Co. Down, is among of number of priests who have been robbed in recent weeks in a spate of often vicious attacks
Quotes of the Week November 7
“Who among us has not experienced insecurity, loss and even doubts on their journey of faith? Everyone! We've all experienced this, me too. Everyone. It is part of the journey of faith, it is part of our lives. This should not surprise us, because we are human beings, marked by fragility and limitations. We are…
If we are to have female cardinals, let’s pick an ordinary woman
Justice, radicalism, humility and getting your hands dirty is the real work of the Church, writes Sarah Carey
The Church wants your opinion about the family
Catholics should ponder this questionnaire carefully and offer their responses, writes David Quinn
Science and religion do not contradict
William RevilleOne can be scientific and believe in God, writes Prof. William Reville
Pope Francis, renewal, abuse scandals and dissenting priests
Michael KellyCardinal William Levada, retired Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith shares his thoughts with Michael Kelly
Enlarging the imagination with C.S. Lewis
If the imagination were wings, C.S. Lewis would have mastered the art of flight, for he was blessed with a wonderfully creative spirit. His mind could see things that his eyes could not, and so he flew on the wings of imagination to places that never existed, like his famous fantasy land of Narnia. Although…
Stages of Revelation
Cathal BarryCathal Barry explores the stages at which God reveals himself to humanity