Young adults from the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore gathered for a night of faith and friendship on November 22 in St John’s Church, Waterford. The event called ‘Encounter’ had around 15 people aged 18-35 for a night of sharing, prayer, and a talk by Fr John Harris ADM, Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity…
Almost 500 women gathered in Donegal for the ‘Abide in His love’ conference. The event aimed to celebrate the “beauty and dignity of women in the Church and in the world today,” with guest speakers the Nashville Dominican Sisters, Fr Barry Braum (London), Kathleen Nichols and Celine Kelly (Magdala, Israel), Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin,…
The International Columbanus Day will be hosted for the first time in the Republic of Ireland in July 2025. On November 22, The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin officially launched the event with a lecture by Dr Damien Bracken, UCC. The XXVI Columbanus Day will be taking place on July 11-13, 2025 in Co. Carlow,…
The COP29 conference has concluded on November 22, and the final agreement commits $300bn per year from richer countries to the Global South to develop climate plans. “When inflation is taken into account this is a minimal increase from the commitment of 100bn made in 2009,” Trócaire said in a statement. Which falls short on…
The relics of the soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis have recently visited Tralee, Co. Kerry. Large crowds descended to the Holy Cross Dominican Church and St Vincent’s Church, Ballyferriter – Gaeltacht Parish – in Tralee over the weekend to venerate the relics of the first Millennial Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) which are visiting from Assisi in Italy in…
Letter from Asia Nirmala Carvalho (CRUX) According to Japanese Cardinal-elect Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, the political situation in Myanmar “is still not stable,” when marking Myanmar Day on November 17. Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loikaw was present at the event. He had to abandon his cathedral in Kayah State due to the fighting…
Justin McLellan (CNS) Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod of Bishops on synodality. Approved by the Pope, the synod’s final document “participates in the ordinary magisterium…
Monasa Narjara (CNA) On November 21, Brazil’s Federal Police charged Fr José Eduardo de Oliveira e Silva of the Diocese of Osasco in São Paulo state as part of a group of 37 people that includes former President Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of plotting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, plotting a…
In many traditionally Catholic countries, the faith that once united and inspired generations is facing a modern-day challenge: disconnection. This isn’t solely due to societal secularisation but also because Catholics often fail to actively support and grow bonds with one another in the practical aspects of life. While the Church has long been a spiritual…
Madalaine Elhabbal (CNA) A recently released report from a European watchdog group has found nearly 2,500 documented instances of hate crimes against Christians living in Europe. Approximately 1,000 of these attacks took place in France. According to the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) report, which drew on both police and civil…
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