WMOF 2018 Family is the “strongest building block of society” according to Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli who been confirmed to sing at the Festival of Families in Croke Park on August 25. The event is a celebration of family life and is expected to be one of the highlights of the WMOF with Pope…
WMOF 2018 More than 2,000 singers from across Ireland gathered in the RDS to do a full run through of the music for the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families. With the WMOF only weeks away, the massive chorus is gearing up for the real deal on August 26 when they sing…
WMOF 2018 For the last seven months a Dublin family group has been meeting to pray, sing, dance, engage in discussion and enjoy arts and crafts all in preparation for the World Meeting of Families. The initiative began when the community of the Daughters of Charity who live in St Vincent’s, North William Street,…
Women were ordained as deacons in the past, the question now is will they be in the future, writes Phyllis Zagano Pope Francis arrives in Dublin on August 25 for the World Meeting of Families. That’s the feast of St Louis, the 13th Century French King who left his wife and 11 children at…
Davis Clark and Matthew Carlson The voices of young people singing Party in the USA echoed through the halls of St Catherine’s College in Armagh City last week, marking the final week of the Michaela Foundation hosting their annual summer camps. The charity was set up in memory of Michaela McAreavey who was murdered while on her honeymoon…
Column sponsored by Aid to the Church in Need, Ireland www.acnireland.org At present, Ireland is undergoing a process of cultural cleansing of Catholicism – where even the memory of the Catholic faith is being expunged, save for where a hostile public perception can be catalysed through the media and leveraged for political advantage. The World Meeting…
Matthew Carlson joined thousands of pilgrims on Croagh Patrick to experience a living, breathing Faith The homily given by Tuam’s archbishop Michael Neary related the hardships of climbing Croagh Patrick to the difficulty faced by Catholics in a country that is becoming less Faith focused. As many as 5,000 pilgrims made the journey up…
WMOF 2018 Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has described new stamps commemorating the Papal visit as a fitting tribute to what he hoped would be “a memorable and uplifting visit of Pope Francis to the World Meeting of Families in Ireland — a visit that presents a great opportunity for the Church and the country”. Speaking…
WMOF 2018 The countdown is on, and with the excitement building for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) the Archdiocese of Armagh will host an opening festival beginning at 5pm on August 21 in the Shambles Market. The festival is free to all and promises to be a joyful celebration of family including music,…
WMOF 2018 The young adult leaders of Living Youth recently enjoyed their training programme at Ards Friary in Creeslough, Donegal, in preparation for the pilgrimage to Taizé and the World Meeting of Families. They had input from Bro. Richard, completed their safeguarding training, and enjoyed the beach and a paddle.
Chai Brady