“Abortion is not a treatment for suicidal feelings”

Pope’s two-great nephews and their mother killed in a car crash in Argentina.

Shock follows tragic incident

An Irish nun working in an area ravaged by the deadly Ebola virus has spoken of people’s fears as the death toll rises. The Ebola outbreak has spread across West Africa to Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, claiming 1,000 lives. Authorities have struggled to contain the virus, which is contracted by personal contact, and…

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that the soon-to-be reopened Irish Embassy at the Vatican will not be housed in the historic Villa Spada building. Campaigners had been hopeful after the Government announced earlier this year that it had reversed a controversial decision to downgrade relations with the Holy See and was planning…

A three-hour vigil and evening of prayer for peace in the Middle East will be held in St Patrick’s Church, Trim, Co. Meath, on Friday (August 15), the Feast of the Assumption. The special evening of prayer is being held in response to a plea from Pope Francis for people to “pray fervently for peace”…

Bishop Kieran O’Reilly of the Diocese of Killaloe has issued a call for applications to the Permanent Diaconate in a new departure for the diocese. The promotion of lay involvement was a key focus in the Killaloe Diocesan Plan ‘Builders of Hope’ launched last year, and the diocese now employs pastoral workers to assist with…