The Society of St Vincent De Paul (SVP) has been praised after 12 new social housing units were opened last week at An T’Ard Clon Road, Ennis, at a cost of €3.65 million. With the support of Clare County Council, St Benedict’s Conference of the SVP was able to deliver several two-bedroom homes specifically designed…
A priest in the last remaining all-Christian village in the Palestinian West Bank has pleaded with Irish Catholics to pray and pressure politicians to raise awareness of what is happening there, following a wave of attacks by Israeli settler extremists. Fr Bashar Fawadleh, PP of Christ the Redeemer Church in Taybeh — where Jesus spent…
A recent pilgrimage by members of Clogher Diocese’s youth group, Clogher don Óige, was described as “humbling” by one of the participants. The young people taking part had the responsibility of ensuring those unable to move on their own could attend Masses and liturgies by pushing wheelchairs and chariots. One of the young people said, “assisting the…
Diocese of Meath recently hosted four training sessions across the diocese to introduce members of Parish Pastoral Councils (PPCs) to the practice of ‘Conversation in the Spirit’ — a core methodology of the Church’s synodal journey. Organised by the Diocesan Synodal Team and facilitated by trained leaders who completed the Irish Synodal Pathway’s Facilitative Leadership…
Construction continues in Rome for the Catholic Holy Year 2025, which has already been underway for months. An open-air arena has now been built for the Roman ‘World Youth Day’. The costs for Italy’s government are considerable. The Holy Year 2025 in Rome is not only a major religious event, but also an opportunity to…
Recently, the Vatican released ‘Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod’, a 24-page roadmap for dioceses around the world as the Church enters a crucial new phase of the global synodal process. This marks a continuation—and deepening—of the reform project begun by Pope Francis and now shepherded forward by his successor, Pope Leo XIV.…
Dalai Lama, Inca, Tenno: for centuries, peoples of the world were ruled by god-like rulers – until their death. But the hectic, globalised 21st century is sapping the strength of the lifers. There have been many reasons in history why rulers who were also worshipped as deities had to descend from Olympus. Political defeats and…
Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary once wrote, “Prayer is a communication with God. It must carry with it our mind, and in our mind a realisation of the great doctrines in which God reveals Himself to us and which make prayer meaningful”. This insight of the greatest evangeliser of the 20th century…
Pope Leo XIII described her as the most impressive woman he had ever met. The founder of the order, Francesca Xaviera Cabrini, left behind an impressive life’s work. There will soon be a cinema film about it. When Francesca Xaviera Cabrini stepped off the ship in New York in 1889, she found a country in…
Raid instead of church service: In California, worshippers with fear of deportation are allowed to stay away from mass. Bishop Alberto Rojas calls for a more humane immigration system. The bishop of the San Bernardino diocese in California has cancelled the Sunday obligation for people who are afraid of imminent deportation. The diocese published…
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