A series of seminars called ‘Transformer: Life in Spirit’, organised by Catholic charismatic group Living Water, will take place this month. The Life in Spirit programme, which takes place every two years, will begin on January 17 at 7pm in the Edith Stein Room, St Teresa’s Church on Claredon Street, Co Dublin, and will continue…
Italy: Pope Francis greets a patient during an unannounced visit to children at the Palidoro Bambino Gesu Hospital, in Fiumicino, outside Rome.
‘Good morning, Mr Turner: Niall Naessens and J. M. W. Turner’ Exhibition in Print Gallery, National Gallery of Ireland, free admission to January 31, 2018 Every January the NGI mounts an exhibition of its collection of Turner water colours. For conservation reasons these can only be exhibited in the season of low winter light. The…
Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Primate of Ireland, has praised the late Peter Sutherland for his support and advice to Church institutions, and his work on behalf of migrants and refugees. “He was a man of deep faith and a devoted Catholic but also one who was critical when necessary,” he said. “He worked to ensure…
Kilkenny: Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Ossory, Fr Laurence Forristal, with Caroline Cummins and Margaret Logue who work for the parish of St Canice in Kilkenny.
Dear Editor, The news that Fr Patrick Peyton, the famous ‘Rosary Priest’, is now firmly on the path to sainthood is one that will have gladdened many hearts, but perhaps a greater blessing is the prospect of this renewing Rosary devotion in Ireland. Fr Peyton was, of course, a product of a different time, a…
Italy: Choir members from US parishes sing in an Epiphany Festival concert at the Church of St Ignatius in Rome. Choirs from the parishes of St Matthew and Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Topeka, Kansas, and the children’s choir from the Diocese of Orange, California performed at the concert.
The Notebook Fr Conor McDonough In the early 1990s, Lu Nan, a Chinese photographer, shot a series of black and white photographs documenting the life of a tiny community of Catholic villagers in Shaanxi. They are all stunning images, and easily found online, but what really stands out for me are the images showing…
Egypt: A clergyman reacts at the site of an attack on the Coptic Orthodox Church of Mar Mina in Helwan, near Cairo. At least nine people were killed in attacks on the church and a Christian-owned shop, authorities said.
Antrim: Pupils from the Confirmation Class in St James’ PS Whiteabbey, attending an ‘Advent Amoris Retreat’ given by young leaders from St Louis House, West Belfast as part of their commitment to sharing the Good News with other primary schools.
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