Greg Daly learns how the story of Nano Nagle, Presentation Sisters’ founder, can inspire us even today

Mags Gargan meets the Filipino cardinal tipped to be the next Pontiff

The ‘Concert for Peace’ held at Knock Basilica to commemorate the 1916 Rising and the First World War was “fantastic”, according to shrine rector Fr Richard Gibbons.  Describing the evening as “a wonderful night”, Fr Gibbons said the concert, performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conducted by David Brophy, was the first time they…

No one likes to plan for their own death but writing a will is the best way to ensure your loved ones are taken care of after you’re gone. Without one you will have no say in what happens to your assets and hard-earned savings. So if you have been putting it off, then here’s…

An ambitious shared education project in Omagh, is leading the way in cross community relations, writes Mags Gargan

Lord Robin Eames tells Martin O’Brien about his hopes for the future of democracy in Northern Ireland

Art at its best can lead people to see the familiar in unfamiliar ways, and ‘Alive in Hope’, a collection of paintings portraying life in Maynooth’s St Patrick’s College, does just that. In the collection’s 39 oil paintings, college president Msgr Hugh Connolly observes, Galway-based artist Sara Kyne has “caught so many places and caught…

Gratitude was a major theme at the celebration last weekend where Retrouvaille, the lifeline for married couples, marked 20 years in Ireland. Couples shared how the Retrouvaille programme had revitalised their own marriages and turned the pain of difficult experiences into a source of hope for other couples. Nick and Virginia O’Shea brought Retrouvaille to…

It’s vital for Catholic medical professionals to reflect on contemporary issues, writes Dr Luke Macnamara

The Church needs to approach people with disabilities less in terms of inclusion and more in terms of ‘communion’, writes Liam Waldron