The group Faith in Marriage Equality (FIME), which campaigned for a ‘yes’ vote in the same-sex marriage referendum,  has described a recent meeting with Archbishop Eamon Martin as a “positive step to open dialogue with the Catholic Church”. Dr Richard O’Leary of FIME said the group was “positively received” by the archbishop at his residence…

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako has said that the tiny Christian community of Iraq are hopeful that Pope Francis will make a visit to the troubled land. “We need his presence among us, so that he can give us so much strength, so much hope, not only for Christians but for everyone,” the…

Participants at the Michaela Camp for young girls at the HUB in Knock Shrine last week, pose on board their ship of faith creation.

Pope Francis uses a tablet to officially open online registration for World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. The Pope became the first pilgrim to register. Photo: L’Osservatore Romano

A weekend retreat for consecrated men and women was held in All Hallows College in Dublin as part of the celebration of the ‘Year for Consecrated Life’. Sr Briege McKenna opened the retreat asking “If we added together the years of consecrated life lived by all of us here in this room, how could we…

Limerick city priests have welcomed the announcement of the creation of 300 new jobs as a “boost for the city and the people”. Uber, an online on-demand car service is to hire 150 people by the end of the year and another 150 when the operation is up and running. It has also signed a…

Tyrone senior football manager Mickey Harte was guest speaker at the recent Michaela Camp in Derry. The Michaela Foundation was established by John McAreavey to honour the life and values of his wife Michaela McAreavey after her tragic murder during their honeymoon in 2011. It runs summer camps across the island of Ireland to help…