Some of the estimated 800 participants who attended the National Charismatic Renewal Conference at the RDS in Dublin over last weekend, where the keynote speaker was Ralph Martin from Renewal Ministries. Photo:John McElroy

The Vatican is being urged to pressurise religious congregations that ran Magdalen laundries here to contribute to compensation and redress for former residents. Reform Alliance TD Lucinda Creighton said it would be a “positive step” towards helping heal some of the hurt caused by religious orders involved in the running of the laundries. She told…

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Not everyone experiences a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, but becoming a priest has been shortlisted in a directory of the top 50 jobs for the future. The list, published last week by the Irish Independent, saw the priesthood beat out other popular careers such as engineering, computing and banking. A calling to…

A movement for marriage spirituality is celebrating its 50th anniversary with members from all over the world coming to Ireland in August. Équipes Notre Dame – Teams of Our Lady was founded in Paris in 1939 by Fr Henri Caffarel. He was approached by a number of couples looking to add some spirituality into their…

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