The brave parish priest of Gaza continues to lead his tiny flock in faith and hope amid the suffering, writes Michael Kelly When the war in Gaza started following the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, the tiny Christian community had a stark choice to make. Do they remain in their…
In the West Nile region of Uganda, farmer Nelson Alimuke has helped build a brighter future for his family after enrolling in the Sustainable Agriculture Livelihood Programme at the Adraa Agriculture College, a project of the Franciscan Brothers missionaries. Using farming methods learned during the training, Nelson and his family have built a successful venture…
This week, as we mark the anniversary of the death of St Mother Teresa of Calcutta, our hearts turn toward a woman who dared to take the Gospel at its word and live it in the streets and gutters of our world. She challenges us to see beyond comfort and convenience. She reminds us that…
It’s easy to forget how many men soldiered in the emerald green of Limerick before the county’s recent glory years. In a team now studded with generational stars, many can stake a claim to being among the greatest ever. One of them is Nickie Quaid. For fifteen years the Effin man has been Limerick’s undisputed…
The Wizard of Oz is a classic, and an endless treasure trove of metaphor for many things. Might something also be learned by putting this timeless story into dialogue with the journey of synodality we are all on within the Catholic Church? In August 1939 Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion were launched onto…
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has called for a comprehensive review of Ireland’s child protection services, both in terms of resources and effectiveness. His call comes as Gardaí begin another search for the remains of a young boy in north Dublin. Tóibín stated: “It is a shockingly dark reality of modern Irish…
There are few names that echo through the GAA with quite the same resonance as Michael ‘Babs’ Keating. The mere mention conjures images of a powerful Tipp man with fire in his eyes – whether barefoot on All-Ireland final day in 1971 or patrolling the sideline in his transformative spell as manager of Tipperary. From…
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock took place from August 13-21, drawing pilgrims from across the Irish Isle and beyond to the famous Mayo Shrine. August 21 was the anniversary of the sighting of the 1879 Apparition in which 15 local witnesses described a silent vision of Our Lady, St Joseph, St John…
People must return to community and leave their online bubbles, Fr John Harris tells Chai Brady When Fr John Harris OP looks at the Irish Church today, he does not see a story of inevitable decline. Instead, the Provincial of the Irish Dominicans insists that this is a moment of transition, of “painful” change…
For Irish medical missionaries and anyone who advocates for human rights, SafeBirth4All provides an opportunity to get involved in public health education, prevention and rehabilitation of women and girls. The SafeBirth4All campaign, launched in May 2024 in Dublin, seeks to raise awareness about obstetric fistula, a condition in which a hole in the birth canal…
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