NGOs supporting refugees and asylum seekers have strongly rejected Government claims that “significant progress” has been made in implementing recommendations for reform of the direct provision system. Last week the Department of Justice and Equality issued a progress update on the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, which claimed…
Fr Bryan Shortall OFM Cap. pictured at the laying on of hands during the ordination of Fr Martin Bennet OFM Cap., at the Church Of Saint Mary Of The Angels, Church Street in Dublin at the weekend.
Francis is saying that fidelity means sticking by someone even when they become burdensome, writes David Quinn
Mariapolis is the Focolare summer gathering under the theme ‘Mercy Matters’ where people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths meet to take timeout together. It is like a retreat but it is lived together each day with talks, workshops, outings and fun, moments of reflection and discussion. This year’s gathering is on July 6–10 in…
Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising: A Centenary Record edited by Bridget McAuliffe, Mary McAuliffe, Owen O’Shea (Irish Historical Publications, €25 pb / €35 hb)
Spanish Cardinal faces investigation after marriage sermon Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Valencia, Spain, has been placed under investigation by regional authorities following a raft of complaints from gay rights activists and socialist groups against a sermon he gave in defence of traditional marriage. The cardinal, in the course of his sermon, said: “We have legislation contrary to the family, the…
The Gaze of Love by Ruth Patterson (Veritas, €14.99) Ruth Patterson is an Ulster Presbyterian minister long associated with the Restoration Ministries, who have worked in the North as well as elsewhere since the 1980s, in a non-denominational way to promote not just peace and reconciliation, but also healing. But the key to this healing…
St Fachtna’s De La Salle secondary school in Skibbereen, west Cork recently closed its doors for the last time. De La Salle Brothers lived and taught in Skibbereen from 1937 until they left in 2001. A plaque was unveiled on its main street by the president of its past pupils union and a special Mass…
Miracles fromHeaven (PG)
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church has commenced in Crete amid division and last-minute absences. The historic synod, intended to be the first full gathering of all Orthodox leaders since 787, had hoped to keep its divisions purely a matter of internal discussion but an 11th-hour announcement by the Churches of Russia,…
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