God tells Christians not to be afraid because he is always close, accompanying the faithful throughout their lives and through all their challenges, Pope Francis said. “God says ‘Do not be afraid’ to Abraham, Isaac and many others in the Bible, but he says it to us, too. ‘Be not afraid,’ keep going,” because God…
I’m writing this piece at the end of the week which began calmly enough on Sunday the January 19 and ended calmly on Saturday January 25. The five days in between gave us the wildest weather storm ever recorded in Ireland. One of my priest friends from Cork proudly sent me an image of the…
Highways and Byways: A European Pilgrimage. by Nicholas Schofield, (Gracewing, £15.99 / €18.99) The author Nicholas Schofield, aside from being a parish priest in Uxbridge, has also been an historian and antiquarian and a long time columnist of the Catholic Times. He has previously written Highways and Byways: discovering Catholic England. In this book spreads…
Recently, the parish of St Kevin and St Kilian in Kilnamanagh-Castleview, Dublin unveiled replicas of the Shroud of Turin during Masses at St Kilian’s Church, Kingswood and St Kevin’s Church, Kilnamanagh. The replicas are now on permanent display to the public in both churches, offering sacred spaces for prayer and reflection. Visitors are welcomed during…
Twenty schools in the Diocese of Down and Connor were awarded the ‘Spirit of catholic education Award’ last week in a ceremony held in St Mary’s University College, Belfast. The event, which took place on January 22, marked the 2025 Catholic Schools Week in the diocese, and it was a way to recognise and pay…
Wishes and votes of parents in referendum are being ignored The Government has been told that it needs to “overcome its profound ideological blind spot” and that it is “blinkered” after the programme for government made no mention of providing supports to parents who wish to stay at home with their children. Speaking to…
Academics have highlighted Catholic emancipation as a “landmark civil rights achievement” and regardless of Government sponsorship it should be marked significantly in 2029. The bicentenary of the historic 1829 milestone did not appear in the ‘Commemoration’ section of the programme for government which listed several events the new Government “could mark” in their 5-year term.…
“The problems we face today stem from a lack of awareness about the function of the family,” said Vincenzo Bassi, president of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), during his recent visit to Ireland. FAFCE represents the voice of families at the European Union and is an advocate for their role in…
Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone demonstrates ‘courage to look, courage to act’ Sabine Kleyboldt (KNA) It was the first time that he had quoted a Pope when presenting a study on abuse, said lawyer Ulrich Wastl on Monday: Francis had said on sexualised violence that “every single case is one too many” for the Church. Words…
Rohan Healy Music and poetry, like prayer, are unique forms of communication between the human and the divine. The Ard-Ollamh’s, or chief poet’s, social status was matched only by the High King of Ireland. The great poet kings Solomon and David, whose psalms ring out daily though the Divine Office in every nation. From…
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