Greg Daly finds out how the ‘clearing’ process can offer students possibilities they might not have imagined
Category: Feature
Faithful Olympians
Paul Keenan discovers that divine inspiration wasn’t in short supply at the Rio Olympics
Building a future in Rome
Joanna Moorhead reports from Rome on how 12 Syrians were plucked from a Greek refugee camp by Pope Francis in April and have settled in the Eternal City
New standards recognise value of babies with ‘life-limiting’ condition
Abortion campaigners often ignore the distress insensitive language causes parents, writes Tracy Harkin
A life handed over to God
Martin O’Brien meets onetime BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy, now Belfast’s Sr Martina of the Blessed Sacrament
A home for Monaghan people since the 19th Century
St Joseph’s Church in Carrickmacross has sustained the people and witnessed two centuries of dramatic history in the area, Bishop Liam MacDaid has said during a Mass on Sunday, August 7, to mark the 150th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Work began on the south Monaghan church in July 1861, with the gothic building, designed…
Pastor and peacemaker: Edward Daly (1933-2016)
Reflections on a man whose legacy transcends his iconic role on Bloody Sunday
Seeking the things that are above
The ancient pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick has an enduring appeal, writes Rachel Beard
A festival of mercy for the youth of the world
For many of the more than 1,500 Irish pilgrims who joined over two million others in celebrating World Youth Day with Pope Francis in Krakow, preparations for the festival began many months ago while the gathering in Poland began with a week in a local diocese. After time spent with ordinary Poles, World Youth Day…
‘See how the Christians love one another’
Daily Diary Martin Bennett OFM Cap. July 27 World Youth Day is best described in terms of colours than anything else. As the thunder rolled over Krakow almost a million pilgrims pulled on their ponchos, turning the city into a living and breathing rainbow of yellows, blues and reds. The green of Ireland…