Founder of the Mary’s Meals charity, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow being presented with the inaugural Oireachtas Human Dignity Award by Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett TD, with Independent Senator Ronan Mullen of the Oireachtas Human Dignity Group, which proposed the award. Mary's Meals provides daily school meals to over 920,000 children in the developing world. Photo: John McElroy

Proceeds from the film will go to the Saint Pio Foundation

Weekday Communion services in the absence of Mass should be discouraged

Miriam O' Callaghan with Jack Kelly, Amanda Brown, Sophie Warren and Darren Kelly, just some of the children who will be taking part in Mad Hair Day in schools on December 12. This year World Missions Ireland is using the proceeds of Mad Hair Day to help provide vaccines for babies in the developing world.…

The Vatican has ruled out foul play in the discovery of the hundreds of millions of euros missing from the Holy See’s balance sheet. Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said there was “nothing illegal, illicit or poorly administered” about the missing funds. The clarification came after the discovery was made by Australian Cardinal George Pell,…

Generous parishioners volunteer to help struggling families

Kildare & Leighlin diocese using social media to promote peace

Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy displaying the Decree of Convocation at the official Launch of the Limerick Diocesan Synod at St John’s Cathedral at the weekend. In his homily, the bishop said there is now an opportunity to rebuild the Church and urged that it not be missed. “All of us together, clergy and lay,…