by Dennis Sadowski Participants at a Catholic-led conference on peace on the Korean Peninsula said it might be time to rethink how to engage with North Korea, because economic sanctions and displays of military strength have not deterred the country from aggressively pursuing a nuclear weapons development program. Such a reset, conference speakers said, could…
We are often told of the health benefits of walking and in more recent years a target for adults of 10,000 steps per day is regularly touted. In truth, there is no hard science behind this, though in the last few years more studies have shed light on the relationship between walking and its clinical…
A host of people young and old came together to celebrate the golden jubilee of St Anne’s Church in Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. The colourful event had Mass, face painting, music, magic, cake and more to mark 50 years of the establishment of the church in 1972. The family fun day took place after Mass, which…
It’s our Christian duty to learn how to serve God and our neighbour under the shadow of worrying and distracting global events, writes Jason Osborne US President Joe Biden said last week that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, as the war in Ukraine goes…
Following demands for an apology and a threat he might “file an official complaint with the Holy Father,” the German Bishops’ Conference president met with a Vatican cardinal in Rome this week. Bishop Georg Bätzing sat down with Cardinal Kurt Koch October 4 to apparently clear the air over what the German Bishop Bätzing had…
Catholic leaders in Africa have called for the removal of the unpayable debts, saying that the burdens were sinking their countries further into poverty. They said the continent was struggling with an unprecedented confluence of crises and urged international leaders to prioritise actions that enable Africa’s recovery. The faith leaders wrote an open letter to…
If we only prayed when we felt like it, we wouldn’t pray a lot. Enthusiasm, good feelings, and fervour will not sustain anyone’s prayer life for long, good will and firm intention notwithstanding. Our hearts and minds are complex and promiscuous, wild horses frolicking to their own tunes, with prayer frequently not on their agenda.…
Personal Profile Fr Simon Nolan O.Carm. was a young college student, he found his faith life to be drifting. But then a profound experience of God’s love at a weekend spent with the Carmelites revealed a religious vocation. Now, he is prior of Whitefriar St. in Dublin and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in…
Iran blocks conversion to Christianity with severe consequences for breaches, writes Chai Brady Iran faces some of the biggest demonstrations against the government in decades following the death of a young woman at the hands of the ‘morality police’. The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, has continued to make headlines after she…
The Pope’s climate leadership provides inspiration both on- and off-screen, writes Carol Glatz Highlighting the Church’s approach of coupling the power of prayer with active and committed care for the earth, the Vatican wrapped up the monthlong Season of Creation October 4 with the launch of new initiatives. The feast day of St Francis of…
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