Soccer star Jack Grealish consulted with his local parish priest before making the decision to declare for England, according to reports. The 20-year-old Aston Villa footballer had been stalling on his decision for some time whether to play for the Republic of Ireland or its neighbour. Grealish, who was born in Birmingham but has Irish…

The head of a well-known Irish missionary society has said the decision to relocate the order’s headquarters to Africa was due to a lack of vocations here. St Patrick’s Missionary Society, which has been based in Kiltegan, Co Wicklow since its foundation in 1932, has moved its central leadership team to Nairobi, Kenya, this week.…

Leading US congressman Chris Smith will be the keynote speaker at the Pro Life Campaign’s National Conference this weekend. The New Jersey politician has been a member of the US House of Representatives since 1981, and as well as being a prominent opponent of abortion has been a leading voice for human rights at home…

The Chaldean auxiliary bishop of Baghdad has called on Iraq to return to its constitution, arguing that the country’s fundamental legal and political text “must clarify individual rights and freedoms” and lamenting that as things stand, “it is difficult to change anything and there is a widespread feeling of pessimism”. Dr Shlemon Warduni’s comments came…

Pope Francis at UN has laid down challenge to world leaders to urgently respond to those living in poverty and facing injustice, writes Trócaire’s Éamonn Meehan

The importance of human dignity was at the heart of Pope Francis’ first trip to the U.S., Greg Daly observes

Lisette Carr went to the US and heard the Pope invigorate a whole generation

The Pope has been hailed for prompting an end to the nation’s conflict, writes Paul Keenan

The Chairman of the Pro-Life Campaign is to speak on ‘Repealing the Eighth Amendment: What would Blessed Titus Brandsma do?’ on Wednesday, October 7 at 6.30pm in the Central Catholic Library, Merrion Square, Dublin 2.  Dr Joe McCarroll will speak at the first of a number of talks to be held at the venue organised…

The winners of The Irish Catholic competition for tickets to hear Philip Scott sing in the National Concert Hall on October 4 are Brid Dillon from Ennis, Co. Clare, and Pamela Doyle, from Terenure, Dublin 12. Philip Scott will be singing the songs of Count John McCormack.