American actor Shia LaBeouf (28) has revealed that he found God while playing the part of a Christian soldier wrestling with guilt during World War II, in his new film Fury. “I found God doing Fury,” said the actor, whose mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family and whose father has Cajun (French) ancestry. “I…

The family is beaten and wounded, Pope Francis claims

The Government is misleading the public by conveying the impression that the country has entered economic recovery, a senior figure in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) has warned. Tom MacSweeney, SVP national vice-president, said that coalition parties Fine Gael and Labour have recently “conveyed the impression that the country has entered recovery…

Our Lady Help of Christians parish is connected to former Pope

The Church in Ireland must build a new relationship of “mutual respect and trust” with the media Archbishop Eamon Martin has said. Speaking at the annual Radharc Awards in Dublin, the Primate of All-Ireland said the media had to move beyond caricatures of the Church. “It is true that we in the Church have sometimes…

Waterford diocese has warned against people acting like vigilantes following anti-Roma protests in the city over the weekend. These led to people being evacuated from their homes and property being damaged. Large groups of people protested outside the homes of members of the Roma community in the city on both Saturday and Sunday. Protestors said…

Twelve Chaldean religious men and priests living in the United States, Canada, Australia and Sweden have been suspended from exercising their priestly ministry for not receiving permission from their superiors before emigrating from Iraq. At least three of those suspended had been serving the Chaldean diaspora in the Eparchy of St Peter the Apostle of…

Eighteen reviews of safeguarding practice across five male religious congregations and 13 female religious congregations have been published

New Irish Institute for Catholic Studies to open at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick