‘It takes a village to raise a child’. Following the saying, a group of Catholic mothers who wish to raise their children in the Catholic faith founded a group to be that ‘village’ to each other, providing the necessary support not only to the children but also to the mothers. The Catholic Mothers Ireland (CMI)…
“The more you farm out to an AI what you should be doing yourself, the more you make yourself obsolete… Mediocrity is going to put a lot of people out of work,” said Fr Phillip Larrey. Fr Larrey, PhD, is a Catholic priest and professor of philosophy at Boston College. He previously served as dean…
“Everyone is speculating and quoting ‘sources’ that have nothing to do with the facts,” complains a cardinal who was present at the conclave. That is why he is now calling for an end to secrecy in the Vatican. The Serbian Cardinal Ladislav Nemet has called for an end to the secrecy surrounding the papal election.…
My wife and I had the great fortune of being in St Peter’s Square as the sun was beginning to set behind the magnificent St Peter’s Basilica last Thursday evening. Having arrived for the evening ballot at 5pm and standing in anticipation with thousands of others, hope began to fade by 6pm for any sign…
The Augustinian mission in Nigeria brought widespread education that was essential for human development, Luca Attanasio hears Pope Leo XIV, besides a deep rootedness with South America, has a special bond with Africa developed through his many visits to the Augustinian missions on the continent both as Prior General of the Order (2001-2013) and as…
Dr Kieran J. O’Mahony OSA Robert ‘Bob’ Prevost OSA, now Pope Leo XIV, is a member of the Order of St Augustine, the first to be elected as bishop of Rome. The Order is an old one, going back to 1256, taking its inspiration from the great St Augustine of Hippo. Of course people wonder…
50 Irish pilgrims’ Faith did not go unrewarded as they witnessed white smoke in St Peter’s Square, writes Michael Kelly When we first organised our Aid to the Church in Need, Ireland Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome almost a year ago, we could never have imagined we would be there for the election of a…
Diarmuid Lyng has always been more than a hurler. The former Wexford captain known for his pace and skill in the yellow and gold, has long traded the pitch for the sacred landscape of Ireland’s hills and heritage. These days, he’s more likely to be found deep in the wilds, guiding young people through Irish…
St Leo I (Leo the Great) Papacy: 440–461 Canonised Saint | Doctor of the Church The first pope to bear the title “the Great”, Leo I was a theological giant and a steady leader in times of crisis. He fiercely defended orthodox Christology during the Council of Chalcedon, helped define the doctrine of Christ’s two…
Dr Massimo Faggioli The 2025 conclave, which was quickly resolved on the second day, elected an American Augustinian to the papacy, Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his name. In the days preceding the conclave, two other Americans had been seen in the Vatican, with different relationships with the Church, but both interested…
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