Archbishop calls for end to violence

Pope addresses Council for the Economy

“We Europeans represent a form of Christianity that sometimes seems to be tired, suffering from fatigue.” Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Pontifical Council for Culture, addressing a gathering of African bishops in the Vatican.   "If measures are not taken soon, in 10 years' time there will only be a few thousand Christians left…

National Board launches annual report

May 12 marks one year anniversary of brave teen’s death

Face Up, a Redemptorist-run magazine aimed at teenagers, has published its last print edition after 14 years. The ‘number one student magazine’ had been subsidised from the start. However, increased production costs, declining subscriptions and swingeing budget cuts forced Redemptorist Communications to wind down the magazine’s operations this month. Publishers are now focusing on developing…

25 men attended an open day for those discerning a vocation

The Government has appointed a career diplomat as new resident ambassador to the Vatican less than three years after closing the embassy. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that Emma Madigan, currently a senior official in the protocol division, is the Government’s choice for the post and her name will be forwarded to the…

Women recount stories of healing through Popes’ intercessions

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