A group of 40 pilgrims set out from Dublin airport to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, via Amsterdam, under the good shepherding of Marian Pilgrimages guide, Michael Murphy, last October. Few of us knew each other, and each of us had our own reason for going. This was a very different and…
A healthy body and a healthy soul,” said 87-year-old Fr Aodhán McDunphy, OCSO of Our Lady of Silence monastery, after his 545 kilometre and 11 day cycling journey on the Camino. Liz Smyth, a Dominican Sister from Belfast, runs every week with the Cherry Orchard Running Club and is currently preparing for the Dublin marathon.…
It’s not easy trying to hurl in the Kingdom of Kerry. That’s something Maurice Leahy, or ‘Mr Kerry Hurling’ as some might call him, knows all too well. In a county overflowing with Sam Maguire success, within a province where the sliotar reigns supreme everywhere but home, Leahy has spent his life fighting an uphill…
As the Catholic Church continues its synodal journey, Irish Catholics are being invited to rediscover something essential about Christian unity. It’s not simply a destination or a hoped-for future moment when all Christians will be visibly united. It’s already happening in every prayer we share, every dialogue we engage in, and every moment of encounter…
They keep telling me that I have to be neutral about Gaza. Come with me to Gaza, talk to my people who have lost everything and then tell me that I must be neutral…” With these words, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, once again took a clear stance, reinforcing the Catholic Church’s opposition…
Ten years ago, Germany was gripped by a refugee crisis. Looking back, Archbishop Stefan Heße defends Chancellor Angela Merkel’s course at the time – and warns against a policy of deterrence. Catholic refugee bishop Stefan Heße has defended Angela Merkel’s statement “We can do it” from 2015. He said in an interview with the Catholic…
Pope Leo XIV is not simply an “anti-Trump”, says Volker Leppin. In the current issue of Herder-Korrespondenz (August), the professor of church history emphasises that Leo certainly shares the views of the American president. Leppin explained that Cardinal Robert Prevost had been “anything but ‘woke’” on issues of gender: In 2012, he had declared to…
“We don’t even know enough to make an educated guess,” says the director of the Vatican Observatory on the possibility of extraterrestrial life. From a religious point of view, however, there is nothing to speak against it. The Director of the Vatican Observatory, Guy Consolmagno, believes that extraterrestrial life is possible. “We do not know.…
Christmas is a season of warmth, wonder, and reflection – and at Knock House Hotel, nestled in the serene village of Knock, Co. Mayo, the festive season is celebrated with true heart and hospitality. Whether you’re travelling solo, with a partner, or among friends, Knock House offers the perfect setting for a memorable and meaningful…