The Galway Franciscans and Poor Clares are celebrating a Year of the Holy Name of Jesus

Malaysia – A United Nations Special Rapporteur has stepped into an ongoing legal row centred on a Catholic paper’s desire to use the word ‘Allah’ in its pages. The diocesan weekly Herald newspaper is currently barred from printing the name following the confirmation, by the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur, of an earlier Ministry…

The AL!VE youth event is open to all young people aged 16-30

Ireland needs a “cultural shift” to change attitudes towards alcohol abuse

A leading prelate in Syria has called on “foreign forces” to end their support for Islamist fighters in Syria who have banded together with the aim of creating an Islamic state there. Gregorios III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek Melkite Church issued his call last weekend following the announcement that seven Islamistrebel groups…

“The values that Columbanus preached and shared have stood the test of time”

The Irish Columban missionary, Fr Shay Cullen has praised the resilience of Filipinos in the wake of super-typhoon Haiyan, but has stressed that much more need to be done to help people to recover from the disaster. Following a trip with other members of his Preda Foundation to bring relief supplies into the disaster area,…

Presentation Sisters mark declaration of their founder as venerable

Pope Francis has officially closed the Year of Faith. Before a packed St Peterís Square last Sunday, the Pontiff concluded the last celebration of the Year and reminded the faithful to keep Jesus ìcentralî to their lives.  ìJesus is the centre of creation; and so the attitude demanded of us as true believers is that…

Three priests and a deacon ordained last weekend.