Ukraine's Catholic bishops have warned their country is now "flowing in blood," and urged Western governments not to become "accomplices in the sin of murder" by failing to support it. "This peaceful sovereign nation has been subjected to a direct military intervention by a northern neighbour – hundreds of units of heavy weaponry and technology,…
Longford cathedral is restored to former glory
Mags Gargan visits St Mel’s Cathedral in advance of its Christmas re-opening
Thousands expected to attend Mass for Peace
Participants are invited to ‘Walk to Church’ for Mass
New CEO appointed to lay missionary group
Dr Vincent Kenny will step down as its chief executive of VMM on September 30
Mercy sister celebrates Golden Jubilee in Donegal
Sr Susan Evangelist celebrates 50 years
Students invited to Knock Youth Gathering
KYG will bring 3,500 young people to Knock on the Feast of the Holy Rosary
Vatican confirms Pope will visit Turkey
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis is planning to visit Turkey “in the last days of November”, but said the length of his trip and his agenda in the country have yet to be determined. Jesuit Fr Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, made the announcement last week noting that a formal invitation from Turkish President…
Pope to address European Parliament
Pope Francis will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on November. The Parliament’s president, Martin Schultz, made the announcement last week and the Vatican immediately confirmed it. According to Fr Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, Pope Francis will travel to Strasbourg and back to Rome the same day, and his brief trip should not…
Patriarchs urge Westerners to ensure Christians can remain active in the Mideast
Islamic State extremism that “threatens the very survival of Christianity”.
Latin American families challenged by poverty, violence, social norms
Poverty, violence and changing social norms are causing the disintegration of the family structure across Latin America, church workers in the region said in advance of the October gathering of bishops in the Vatican to discuss pressures families face. From liberalising marriage laws and persistent domestic violence to migration trends sending a record number of…

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