EWTN Global Catholic Network announced it will serve as the exclusive media partner providing news coverage, broadcast, and digital streaming of Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever digital visit with American Catholic youth during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) hosted by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) on November 21, 2025. The historic…
The Cistercian monks of Mount Melleray have confirmed that discussions are underway with a “like-minded community” regarding the future use of the historic abbey. In a statement, Dom Rufus Pound OCSO, Superior of the Abbey of Our Lady of Silence, said that while many groups had expressed interest since the monks’ departure was announced in…
At Dublin Zoo, a passenger plane soared harmlessly overhead. For most visitors, it was a passing curiosity. But for a group of Ukrainian children, the sound was unbearable. They screamed, dropped to the ground, and hid in terror. “They were seized by unspeakable fear,” recalled Fr Vasyl Kornitsky, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest now serving…
Lough Derg has closed its traditional three-day pilgrimage season with a total of 4,040 pilgrims, up 11% from last year. Fr La Flynn, Prior of the pilgrimage island, attributed the increase in part to the Jubilee Year and the Pilgrim Passport initiative linking Lough Derg with Croagh Patrick and Knock. “One in five pilgrims this…
The Vatican issued an update to its public procurement regulations to streamline steps in the Holy See’s contracting processes while maintaining integrity and transparency. The new general executive decree was signed on August 5 by the prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Maximino Caballero Ledo, and took effect on August 10. The decree contains…
In a message issued for the Festivity of St Cajetan the Bishops’ Conference affirmed on August 5 that no economic policy can be considered successful if it implies unemployment, in a direct reference to President Javier Milei’s continuous measures of austerity. Since Milei took office in December of 2023, he approved numerous policies in order…
Maksym Ryabukha, the Greek Catholic bishop of the Exarchate of Donetsk in Ukraine, describes himself as a “bishop on wheels” because he frequently travels to visit parishes and accompany his faithful in the midst of war. “This allows me to see the depths of human life,” he said. One of the youngest bishops in the…
Dysart Catholic Church in south Co. Roscommon is welcoming visitors from overseas and around Ireland to take part in its celebration of 200 years of Catholic worship. The celebration will take place on Sunday, August 24 at 3:00pm, beginning with a Mass of Thanksgiving led by Bishop Kevin Doran. Following Mass and the unveiling of…
On Friday, August 15, exactly 60 years after the opening and blessing of the Holy Family Church Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary, parishioners and clergy gathered to celebrate Mass and mark the anniversary. PP Fr Michael Toomey paid tribute to past and current parishioners in his homily: “Tonight is an occasion for us to give thanks to…
Catholic officers in the PSNI are more likely to come under investigation for misconduct than their Protestant colleagues, snapshot figures provided to the Policing Board show. While Catholics make up just over 32% of the police workforce, Data from the Professional Standards Department (PSD) reveal that they accounted for almost 42% of officers being investigated…