Croatia – Voters in the country have backed a move to have marriage recognised as that between a man and a women in the constitution Following the gathering of some 740,000 signatures to force the referendum towards protecting traditional marriage, the Catholic group In the Name of the Family was backed by 66% of those…

A new interfaith radio station dedicated to sacred music from the world’s faith traditions has begun broadcasting on the internet. Sacred Music Radio boasts a playlist of over 4,300 sacred tracks drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Jewish and Islamic traditions in addition to sacred Christian music. According to the station’s founders, “the ethos of the…

A priest in Syria has given an eyewitness account of a jihadist action against his Christian parish there. Speaking to the Fides news agency following a cross country escape with fellow Christians, Fr George Louis, a Greek Catholic priest who ministered in the village of Qara, described how the Christian community was targeted by Islamists…

Young people could get hurt imitating the characters in RTÉ’s crime drama

Germany – A German bishop has signalled that plans to offer Communion to divorced-remarried Catholics will go ahead despite a recent warning from Rome.  In an address to a lay group Bishop Gebhard Fürst of Stuttgart said that he and his fellow prelates have already drawn up guidelines on the issue and are hopeful that…

Bennettsbridge Art Group selling Christmas cards for the St Vincent De Paul

United States – Former US ambassadors have criticised plans to shift America’s Embassy to the Holy See to the grounds of the country’s Embassy to Italy in Rome. Despite the Obama administration attempting to justify the move on the grounds of security, diplomats have accused their government of enmity to the Church and its faithful.…

Parish pastoral councils are “building the Church of the future”

The board of the Mater announced in September that it would comply with the Government’s abortion legislation

“I’m a person of faith” – Antrim GAA star Anto Finnegan