The Holy Land yielded startling finds in 2016, writes Paul Keenan

Bishops’ disappointment at omissions in motion

“Supporting and sustaining a culture of life is in the interests of every generation and it defines us as a society,” the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has said in its submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on the Eighth Amendment. In a lengthy document, entitled ‘Two Lives, One Love’ and  issued on December 9, the bishops…

An Irish model and actress has spoken of how her faith continues to be a source of strength to her after a brutal encounter with drugs. Jane Bradbury, a native of Athy, Co. Kildare, found success in modelling in New York before making the transition to acting. However, it was in her early days as…

Real dialogue is Venezuela’s last hope, writes Paul Keenan

‘Time to re-imagine parish and diocese’ – Primate

The Society of St Vincent de Paul expects to help 140,000 people in need over the Christmas season, it has revealed. As it undertakes its annual appeal for donations, the society said that despite signs of recovery in areas of the economy, calls to its offices nationwide were still at recession levels and set to…

The latest in a litany of ongoing attacks on the Coptic community in Egypt took place towards the end of last month in al Nagameesh, the evidence apparent in the ashes of what was the village’s community centre. Available to all for anything from celebrations to town meetings, the community centre was also regularly in…

Christians in post-ISIS Iraq face new challenges, writes Paul Keenan