The Irish-made film The Call to Fatima has received the backing of both the Fatima Shrine and the Portuguese government in exclusively promoting the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions.  According to filmmakers Thomas and Solvita McCormack, the award-winning DVD, now translated to 12 languages, “emphasises the importance of the Fatima Message left behind by…

A Christian pastor has been killed in his church in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) by militants angered at the loss of their leader in a military raid. Pastor Jean-Paul Sankagui of the Eglise du Christ en Centrafrique (ECC) was one of at least three people reported killed, with a further…

The Leprosy Mission is hosting a ‘Strictly Dancing Competition’ as a fundraiser on Saturday, February 25 in Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney, Dublin. Despite being the oldest known disease, leprosy is still not fully understood particularly how the disease is transmitted.  The Leprosy Mission began in Ireland in 1874 and its research focuses on transmission, prevention and treatment. Tickets for…

Overseas children’s charity, Thai Children’s Trust Ireland, has unveiled its new name as part of ambitious new plans to protect more vulnerable children in Thailand. Thai Children’s Trust was established in 1982 to support the work of Irish-American Redemptorist Priest, Fr Ray Brennan. It now supports an increasingly diverse range of partners, caring for over…

People participate in a protest against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in New York City. As The Irish Catholic went to press this week, President Trump was expected to sign a new executive order on the issue of migrants. Photo: CNS

Trinity College Dublin will mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with a series of events across February 17 and 18, including two exhibitions and a two-day theological symposium.  Organised by the Lutheran Church in Ireland and the Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, the symposium will deal with ‘The Legacy of the Reformation’…

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, the Archbishop of Glasgow, and Bishop Donal McKeown presented the Pope John Paul II Award to 428 young people from all over the diocese of Derry and beyond in the Millennium Forum, Derry City last week. These young people came from 21 second level schools and represented 49 parishes in the diocese…

St Martin’s Church, Old Bawn, Tallaght in Dublin is hosting a free event called Journey Into Freedom in March to explore what faith means in everyday life and to support people in developing a better relationship with God. The series starts on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm for six Tuesdays and each night a different…

Nizar al-Qassab, an Iraqi Christian refugee from Mosul, gets a kiss from his children as they prepare to depart from Beirut international airport en route to the United States. The US bishops have welcomed an appeal court’s decision to overturn President Trump’s ban on travellers from seven nations. Photo: CNS

The St John Paul II Theological society in St Patrick’s College in Maynooth presents ‘Education in the Catholic Tradition: Maintaining the Ethos and Identity of Catholic Schools’, a lecture by Dr Leonardo Franchi of the University of Glasgow. Dr Franchi is a lecturer in Creativity, Culture and Faith and was head of the St Andrew’s…