New access to International Theological Commission webpage The International Theological Commission has renovated and enriched its page on the Vatican website (www.vatican.va). This offers all its documents in various languages, among the section of Commissions linked to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. All the documents published by the commission are available for…
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Catholic Guides award high achievers
Catholic Guides having fun in the grounds of Farmleigh House in Dublin at the annual Chief Commissioner Awards (CCA) from the Catholic Guides of Ireland, which recognises the special achievement of guides who have set themselves above the standard challenges of the guiding programme. A group of 28 award winners received silver or gold pins…
St Teresa of Avila – A woman of Substance
on the threshold of the fifth centenary of her birth, Fr Vincent O’Hara OCD says we can learn much from the saint’s remarkable spirituality
Blessed Alvaro leads us on the road to holiness
The feast of Blessed Alvaro will be celebrated on 12 May, the anniversary of his First Holy Communion
Evangelisation has to start with with primary school children
Dear Editor, The Irish Catholic of Sept 18 carried an interesting feature titled “Faith formation is key”, about Archbishop William Slattery in regard to the South African Church’s approach to evangelisation. The quote that interested me was: “We can lose people to the other (‘6,000 independent Churches in South Africa’) unless we put a tremendous effort into the…
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Search for longest married couples in Ireland
The Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) has begun a search for the longest married couples in Ireland. The CGA are looking for couples who have been married for more than 65 years, and their advice on staying happily married. The successful couples will be invited to the Annual National Grandparents Pilgrimage on September 14 in Knock,…
FF calls on Govt to invite Pope
Huge support for move at Ard Fheis
Maynooth seeks to ‘Raise the Roof’ in 2014
College launches 2014 fundraiser
Archbishop ‘distressed’ by Wicklow abuse case
Offers unreserved apology to victim