Polly Rose took excitement in her stride

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has welcomed the Pope’s announcement of his intended trip to the Holy Land. Speaking from Ammam in Jordan – one of the Pontiff’s intended stops in May, Patriarch Fouad Twal expressed the hope that the visit there and to Bethlehem and Jerusalem would create a message of peace while emboldening…

Weight loss competition to fund youth club for Carrigaline

The story of Pope Francis has been immortalised in comic form, thanks to a duo who are responsible for a similar and popular telling of the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy is a comic in the Manga style, with artwork by Sean Lam and the storyline and quotations…

Dr Francis Campbell “delighted” to be joining St Mary’s

It is reported that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI left the Vatican early in the new year to visit his elderly brother Georg who was hospitalised in Rome over Christmas. In keeping with his promise to remain "hidden from the world" after he stepped aside from the papacy in 2013, Benedict maintained a low profile as…

Joint statement said reconciled society is possible

Numbers almost double on last year

One of Ireland’s best known and most influential laicised priests has suggested that Pope Francis initiate a way of bringing back to priestly ministry thousands of men who have left because of compulsory celibacy. Denis Bradley told The Irish Catholic he wished the Pope could “find a way of bringing back a lot of people…

Pope Francis has called on world leaders to work towards a real and lasting peace in the world and insisted the Church will play its part “in every possible way” to foment this reality. The Pope made his comments last Monday as he addressed an assembly of 180 ambassadors to the Holy See, gathered for…