Pope in Ireland The Pope’s window for showing that child protection is a key priority for his is narrowing, writes Michael Kelly It was with a mixture of sadness and dismay that many Catholics looked on in January 2018 when Pope Francis jumped to the defence of a controversial Chilean bishop accused of knowing…
Pope in Ireland Pope Francis wants a living relationship between Rome and the local Churches, writes Greg Daly It’s one of the many ironies of Pope Francis’ pontificate that the 2014 and 2015 synods of bishops have been criticised by some as rigged exercises, when by all accounts they were the most open and…
Pope in Ireland Pope Francis has not fully realised his ambitious reform agenda, writes Michael Kelly According to a leaked diary – which no-one has disputed – Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio came runner-up in the conclave that elected Benedict XVI in 2015. Despite that, few people considered him a candidate for the papacy in 2013,…
Pope in Ireland Chai Brady explores why Francis is known as the ‘Pope of the poor’ When darkness falls on the city of Rome and the its homeless search for shelter and food, there’s one disguised shepherd on the streets practicing what he preaches and assisting the impoverished. Not many people would expect a…
Pope Francis in Ireland Pope Francis: a champion for the cause of migrants, writes Chai Brady Continuously being a strong advocate for the rights of migrants and refugees, it seems wholly appropriate that Pope Francis’ first pastoral visit outside Rome was Lampedusa – where migrants have arrived in huge numbers over the years. In…
Pope in Ireland Pope Francis has often spoken about the importance of love and marriage before and during his papacy, which makes it very apt he will meet couples from every diocese in Ireland in the pro-cathedral during his visit. On August 25 Francis will join with married and engaged couples in St Mary’s…
The Pope in Ireland Pope Francis has been unyielding in his pursuit of peace, writes Greg Daly Once it was announced that Dublin would host the 2018 World Meeting of Families, there was little delay before speculation began over whether Pope Francis would come to Ireland and whether, if so, he would visit the…
WMOF 2018: Programme The congress of the World Meeting of Families is fast approaching, and as it kicks off in less than one week in the RDS, it is time to start planning. With some events taking place at the same time and in different locations, becoming familiar with the map of the RDS…
Cardinal Donald Wuerl Keynote Speaker – The Welfare of the Family is Decisive for the Future of the World The 77-year-old Archbishop of Washington, who was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, has long been a leading figure in the Church’s ‘new evangelisation’ project, giving lectures and publishing books on the subject for some years before the then Pope appointed him relator, or…
WMOF 2018: Programme A seven-church pilgrim walk offers an extra way to get involved in WMOF2018, writes Greg Daly The ‘Seven Churches of Dublin’ was a longstanding tradition on Holy Thursday when Canon Damien O’Reilly was growing up, and with the Camino de Santiago growing in popularity in the year leading to 2012’s International…
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