Bishop of Limerick sees vocations challenge being transformed into opportunity, but urges people who feel inklings of call, to "be generous". "We need you."
Young people in week long tour of Northern Ireland. "Without this vital educational outreach, I think the public would be indifferent to the existence of abortion," says youth co-ordinator.
"Must we forget that Saul was converted on the road to Damascus? Wasn't he baptized, confirmed and ordained a priest and sent on his great mission in the world by the Church of Syria that had its beginnings in Damascus?"
Last year public donated €23 million to programmes which benefited 2.4 million people in 24 countries according to annual report.
"We are going to have less and less priests in Ireland over the coming years and we will be forced to think outside mass for liturgy. We therefore need to get young people more involved in the church outside of the formal structure of the mass and one of the ways to do this is through music," says international sacred music composer.
Pakistan Supreme Court gives condemned woman leave to appeal. International pressure led to decision, says British Pakistani Christian Association. "Asia will have to spend more time in jail, but her freedom is now a real possibility."
Irish born priest and 'Catholicism' presenter to be new auxiliary bishops of Chicago.
"When history records the actions we take or fail to take at this our moment of truth, we will not have the excuse that we did not understand, that we did not know."
Returned lay missionaries have much to offer Church and society in Ireland says newly appointed leader of Lay Mission Union of Ireland.
'Summit of Consciences for the Climate' focuses on citizen involvement. Meanwhile Trócaire disappointed that Climate Bill shelved till after summer recess. "This latest delay will see us lose yet more time completing legislation on what is the most pressing issue facing the planet today," says Trócaire Executive Director.
St Teresa's walking stick at monastery in Firhouse this morning, and Carmelite monastery in Delgany Co. Wicklow this afternoon before continuing tour to south and west of Ireland.
The struggle of farmers in Ethiopia is the same as that of rural Ireland in the past says Eddie Downey Irish Farmers Association (IFA) President who has visited the country.
Alcohol is a factor in half of the suicides in Ireland and more people die each day from alcohol-related problems than on our roads.
“For me Catherine McCauley was a real icon, a feminist icon, in the way she challenged the status quo of her time and prioritised supporting vulnerable women and girls."
Fr Shane (27) is the newest priest in Waterford & Lismore and one of fifteen ordinations to the Irish Church this summer in what has been a bumper year for vocations.
22% rise on the departure of 178,805 Catholics in 2013. Only 2,809 entered the Church in 2014 and 6,314 were readmitted.
24-year-old Director of the Liberia Mission of the Franciscan Works charity arrived in West African country in February 2013.
Annual five-day Cursillo camino ends at the National Shrine as pilgrims from Derry, Dublin, Cork and Belfast pour into Knock later today.
Belfast priest "traumatised" after being held hostage, while two priests in Omagh held at gunpoint days earlier.
Planned Parenthood executive admits the use of partial-birth abortions to supply intact body parts.
A dedicated day for grandparents would recognise that “grandparents are the anchor in families - they are anchored by faith.”
Laudato Si is best-seller on non-fiction list in July with a number of other theology and spirituality books proving popular summer reads.
"The IMU has a responsibility to do what we can to keep mission alive in this country as we struggle with the many questions posed to our faith and missionary commitment."
President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Cardinal Reinhard Marx comments on the Greek crisis.
Ireland, as a matter of urgency, must play its part in ensuring these goals are adequately financed: Eamonn Meehan of Trócaire.
The bill is one of the smallest bills the Irish Government has had to pay for its embassy service.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, among speakers at this year's novena.
“One woman broke down in tears when speaking of how she regretted her abortion."
Report on the work of Irish missionaries in the Philippines and Korea helping the marginalised and most disadvantaged.
Think tank urges Government to invest in social infrastructure and services which "will pave the way for a more sustainable and equitable future".
