There was great excitement last week as pilgrims swarmed to Dublin Airport to board five chartered aircraft set to bring them to the world-renowned shrine at Lourdes in France. More than 100 sick pilgrims from parishes across the archdiocese took part in the five-day pilgrimage led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, his first time to do…
Hundreds turned out in their finest for the seventh annual Ceiliúradh Cois Life Dinner for Pro-Life Education which took place in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, in Dublin on Saturday. An evening of celebration, live music and dancing, newcomers were introduced to the pro-life cause while old friends and colleagues in the fight for life were reunited. The guest speaker…
Climate change ‘challenges’ all Ireland Climate change, biodiversity and poverty challenge every part of Ireland, Bishop Ray Browne has said, as the Church celebrates the Season of Creation until October 4. The season celebrates the joy of creation and “encourages awareness-raising initiatives to protect the natural environment”, the bishop of Kerry said in a statement.…
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco the night of September 8, killing more than 2,000 people, with the numbers expected to rise as rescuers continue to search through the rubble. Search and rescue teams continue their attempt to reach those in remote villages closer to the earthquake’s epicentre. The deadly quake’s epicentre was reported to be…
Israel has an obligation to tackle the harassment of the tiny Christian minority in Jerusalem, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Theologians have defended St John Paul II’s teaching on sexuality following criticism from the former Archbishop of Dublin, who accused him of “bad theology” regarding the use of condoms.
The absence of the North’s Assembly is allowing fear and mistrust to breed, a senior Belfast youth worker has warned, after the PSNI reported a rise in sectarian attacks.
More than a thousand people, mostly parents, took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday to protest against legislation that imposes the teaching of abortion in secondary schools in the North.
The work of an Irish priest-scientist is to be recognised by inclusion on Met Éireann’s list of storm names for the 2023-2024 season.
Pope Francis has warned that next month’s synodal gathering in Rome will be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, not full of “political chatter” like a television talk show.
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