The Church is trying to broker a new peace, writes Paul Keenan

Staff Reporter Parishioners of Cooley Parish who have always wanted a spin in a popemobile are in for a treat later this month. A popemobile used by Pope St John Paul II will be on display in the Co. Louth parish as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations for Our Lady, Star of the Sea…

Pope Francis’ South American homecoming overflowed with memorable ideas and images, writes Greg Daly

Pressure is mounting on political parties to put an end to church gate collections. Urging politicians to be “consistent” and not to “pressurise” Mass-goers, Bishop Phoncie Cullinan encouraged political parties to “find alternative sources” of fundraising. The new Bishop of Waterford and Lismore warned that many people were “annoyed” at political parties collecting money outside…

Dr Andrew O’Connell, a columnist with The Irish Catholic, has been named as a First Place winner in the 2015 Catholic Press Awards in the United States for his contribution to the Best Regular Column on the Spiritual Life. Dr O’Connell’s contribution was a reflection on the canonisations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John…

Pope Francis has a packed schedule in his first papal visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America, writes Greg Daly

‘Spin’ distracting from core education cuts

Faith is used and misused in America’s racial struggle, writes Paul Keenan

Teresa White, Becca Monaghan, Paula Freney and Catharina Ascough at the annual All Ireland Rally for Life which took place in Dublin on Saturday and according to organisers attracted a crowd of 30,000 people. 

Mercy and faith have shaped Latin American culture for centuries, Pope Francis said on arriving in Ecuador on the first day of his July 5-12 tour of Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, insisting that the Gospel continues to hold the key to our contemporary challenges. Speaking after a 12-hour flight from Rome, the Pontiff took part…