Easter is a time to re-centre the faith, hope and mission of the Church on Jesus Christ, risen from the dead. As St Paul reminds us, it is the foundation of our faith. If it never happened, or if we reduce it to a mere symbol, then we are the most pitiful of all people…
There was great sadness a year ago when the first Pope from South America died. For many, Francis represented the new, more human face of the Church: open, humble, flexible. Today, some of that narrative has changed. When Pope Francis, who died a year ago, is commemorated at the memorial service on Tuesday evening, the…
Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025. On the anniversary of his death, a memorial service will be held in Rome at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried. A documentary will also pay tribute to the pope from Argentina. A major memorial service for the first Pope from Latin…
An Israeli soldier has struck a statue of Jesus in Lebanon. The army has confirmed the incident – and the Catholic Church is calling for action to be taken. The Catholic Church in Israel has strongly condemned the desecration of a cross by an Israeli soldier in Lebanon. “This act constitutes a grave insult to…
German Cardinal Kasper was a key adviser to Pope Francis (2013–2025). One year after the Pope’s death, he takes stock and looks back on the legacy of his turbulent pontificate. One year after the death of Pope Francis (2013–2025), the German Curia Cardinal Walter Kasper has paid tribute to his work. In an article for…
EXCLUSIVE “Catholics should not be surprised at Trump’s behaviour” Senator Ronan Mullen has told this paper. “The President is not a Catholic, he says he is not a religious man, and he has consistently rejected the normal rules of diplomatic engagement. He is both an egoist and an egotist. These are just facts. Against that…
The CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) has welcomed the release of the first set of data from the national survey on school patronage, but has warned that the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has become a major barrier to real progress on divestment. Speaking to the Education Nation podcast, Alan Hynes reiterated…
Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Ireland is inviting Irish eye-health practitioners to learn about global disparities in eye-care at their April 21 event at Rotunda Hospital, where ophthalmologists, optometrists, and ophthalmic nurses from around the world will share their experiences practicing in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and discuss Ireland’s role in the eye-care field abroad.…
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne founded in 1900 by a daughter of the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne have begun a legal case against the state of New York for violating their Constitutional rights over a LGBTQ Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights. Under this legislation, nursing homes are required to use preferred pronouns and allow bathroom access based on a patient or…
Irish moral theologian Dr Vincent Twomey SVD has said that President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran back to the Stone Ages breached the understanding of lawful self-defence. Responding to a question from this paper — that the Church’s understanding of Just War may be seen as a bit old fashioned, i.e. sometimes pre-emptive military action…