The announcement of a Year for Consecrated Life has been welcomed as a “challenge and a stimulus” to those in religious life. Responding to news that Pope Francis has set 2015 as a year to mark and celebrate the contribution of those in consecrated life to the Church, Sr Elizabeth Cotter IBVM, Vicar for Clergy…
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Newcomers transforming the North’s schools
There is a dramatic increase in newcomer pupils attending schools across the North says Kathryn Torney, The Detail
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These five foods will help you lose fat
Eat your way through the colours of the rainbow
Each different coloured food contains unique health components
What we believe
Cathal Barry examines the Catechism’s statement that faith begins with the Church
Steps taken to invite Pope to address Seanad
The move was proposed before Tanaiste Eamonn Gilmore’s decision to reopen Ireland’s Embassy to the Holy See
The Church in pursuit of knowledge
A look at the Church declaration on Christian education
Quinn accused of attacking schools to hide cuts
Calls for Govt to clarify its position on religious education
The freedom within our faith
The Church’s declaration on religious freedom Dignitatis Humanae teaches that to be human, “man’s response to God in faith must be free: no one therefore is to be forced to embrace the Christian faith against his own will”. “God calls men to serve him in spirit and in truth,” the document continues, “hence they are…
Dublin football star praises ‘holistic’ Catholic education
Catholic schools cover ‘what’s really important in life’ – Ger Brennan