Baptist pastor and has son are among the latest victims

The pupils in Kilmoyley National School inArdfert, Co. Kerry celebrated Catholic Schools Week by honouring St Brigid last week, and their St Brigid’s crosses were blessed by Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald at both Masses in The Sacred Heart Church, Kilmoyley last weekend.

A small parish in Co. Kildare has agreed to shift its Sunday Mass this week back by one hour to allow its junior GAA team the chance to participate ahead of its All Ireland appearance at Croke Park. On February 9 Two Mile House will aim to build on county and provincial wins when they…

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the submerged remains of what may be a significant Byzantine church. Researchers at Lake Iznik in Bursa province are turning to experts in Byzantine history in an attempt to confirm that the remains are those of St Peter’s church, a building repeatedly referred to in ancient texts but whose physical…

Ireland’s Catholic Grandparents Association is “overjoyed” at news that Pope Francis is to meet with and celebrate grandparents this September. Following news that the Pontiff will host a large gathering of grandparents and their grandchildren in Rome, a spokesperson for the movement said: “We are truly delighted, overjoyed, that at last the efforts of grandparents are…

The Vatican has signed an agreement with Japan for the translation of antique documents charting the arrival of Christianity to the eastern nation. The Marega Papers, pictured in the hands of Monsignor Cesare Pasini, head of the Vatican Apostolic Library, area series of some 10,000 records laid down on fragile rice paper, date from 1719…

Irish Confraternity of Catholic Clergy has extended an invitation to priests to attend its first major gathering

Vatican spokesman points out that the article relies on unnecessary comparisons with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Fr Thomas Norris, said the new document seeks “to promote understanding between Muslims and Christians and to continue a dialogue with people who have lost their sense of God”.

Pope Francis has accepted the early resignation of Archbishop Elias Chacour