Uganda: Refugees from South Sudan are seen in the Palabek Refugee Camp in northern Uganda. Salesian missionaries have opened five chapels in the camp and minister to the refugees who have fled violence in their homeland.
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60 at Roscrea: Celebrating the Roscrea Conference at Mt St Joseph Abbey, 1987-2017 edited by George Cunningham (The Roscrea People; 300 copies numbered and signed; nos 1-150 h/b, €40, and 150 Card covers, nos 151-300, €20; p/p €5 within Ireland.) Terry Barry Ireland is truly lucky for a small island to have so many excellent local…
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US: Novices of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara are seen at Holy Comforter St Cyprian Church in Washington prior to the start of their profession of vows. National Vocations Awareness Week is November 5-11.
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Pakistan: Pakistani children pray near graves of their loved ones as they observe All Souls’ Day on November 2 in Karachi.
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Meath: Organisers and presenters attend the Eucharistic Adoration Assembly in Mullingar.
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Bracelet can tell if a woman is pregnant Traditional home pregnancy tests could soon be a thing of the past, with scientists announcing a new smartwatch system that alerts women when they have conceived. Swiss researchers, presenting research in Texas at the annual congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, said that conception leads…
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Italy: Pilgrims from the Kingscourt parish arrive at the Basilica of St Frediano in Lucca.
Fortune favours the Prices in X-Factor win
Two young buskers from Blessington in Wicklow are the “talk of the town” after getting through to this week’s X-Factor audition. The talented musicians, Sean (17) and Conor (15) Price, impressed judges with their version of ‘All Along the Watchtower’ by Bob Dylan, which was a fusion of the rock classic and modern pop-rap. Their…
Irish EU official honoured to meet Pope
The Vice-President of the European Parliament discussed the future of Europe and her responsibility for dialogue with religions with Pope Francis last weekend in the Vatican. Mairead McGuinness MEP was in Rome for a conference entitled ‘(Re)Thinking Europe – A Christian Contribution to the Future of the European Project’, organised by the Commission of the…
‘Bright Friday’ gaining momentum
An initiative to offer people an alternative to the hype of the so-called ‘Black Friday’ shopping frenzy is gaining momentum with well-known priest Fr Brian D’Arcy throwing his weight behind it and a Cork parish adjacent to a shopping centre coming on board. The brainchild of spirituality publisher Columba Press, Bright Friday will see musicians,…