A new documentary about Mother Teresa of Kolkata intends to share the saint and her work with a wider audience than ever before. Produced by the Knights of Columbus and directed by Emmy-award winning filmmaker David Naglieri, Mother Teresa: No Greater Love will display the mission St Teresa carried out throughout her life, and its…
Staff reporter The Mayor of Cork Cllr Deirdre Forde has launched a Solidarity Garden dedicated for use by migrant families on the grounds of Ardfoyle Convent, Cork. The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles offered a plot of land which is now used by seven migrant families in Direct Provision to grow food crops from…
An Aontú councillor has spoken out after suffering a “vicious” and “unprovoked” attack, which he claims was based on his pro-life stance. Councillor Emmet Doyle, member of Derry City & Strabane District Council, said that after entering a food establishment alone in the early hours of Friday morning, a group of people “deeply opposed to…
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral Mass of three siblings killed in Tallaght, September 9. The Mass for eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley and their older sister Lisa Cash (18) was celebrated by Fr Paul O’Driscoll, chaplain to the Parish of the Travelling People. Fr O’Driscoll paid tribute to the siblings’ 14-year-old brother,…
Parishes worry heating costs mean they won’t be able to keep the doors open, writes Chai Brady Priests across Ireland are considering a range of cost saving measures as the country enters a tough winter with energy providers ramping up prices due to the Europe-wide energy crisis. There are also fears that churches may have…
Marriage is still seen as important to long-lasting relationships by the majority of Irish couples, a survey commissioned by Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service has shown. Some 56% of the 700 people surveyed said marriage is still important to the longevity of relationships, with men (62%) and people aged 55+ (66%) most likely to believe…
Pope Francis in his Angelus address on Sunday honoured an Italian missionary sister who was killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace on September 11, the Pope said: “In this moment of prayer, it is dear to me to remember Sr Maria de Coppi, Combonian missionary, killed in…
In a secularising world, her religious faith has indeed been a beacon, writes Mary Kenny When Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952 she would have been regarded as essentially a Protestant monarch. This was factually the case. Every British monarch since the Hanover dynasty in the 18th Century has been pledged to…
After bishops blocked a vote demanding changes to the Church’s teaching on sexuality at the German Synodal Way September 9, organisers voiced their displeasure with the outcome and vowed to “take it to” Rome. One of two presidents of the Synodal Way, Bishop Georg Bätzing, expressed “personal disappointment” that a blocking minority of bishops prevented…
Britain’s longest reigning monarch met with five popes over the course of her life and reign, writes Ruadhán Jones In a telegram late on September 9, Pope Francis offered his condolences and prayers upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II (96), Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the head of the Church of England. In a telegram…
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