Claire Culwell told her story at a number of rallies in Ireland last week in order to speak up for babies in the womb who are at the same risk of abortion that she herself faced.
“In our two communities or in our various communities we are happy enough the way we are and we couldn’t be bothered,” says Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ of Raphoe.
Parish community and clergy pay tribute to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin for his inspirational leadership and his role in WMoF2018.
‘Sister India’ recounts the story of Sr Loreto Houlihan, a 91-year-old Irish missionary, who has spent 70 years teaching in India.
With this Exhortation I would like to insist primarily on the call to holiness that the Lord addresses to each of us, the call that he also addresses, personally, to you: “Be holy, for I am holy”
Joint Statement to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement by Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop Richard Clarke
“I am asking all Masses to offer prayers this weekend for the farming community and to pray for an end to the wet and unseasonably cold weather,” says Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross
Speakers will include Camino guidebook author John Brierley, who will be focusing on how the Camino can be “a path of awakening, an inner-journey of self-discovery”.
The Papal Prayer Intention for April is that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.
Ciara Ferry continues her weekly series looking back at the week’s coverage of the forthcoming referendum. This week, Ciara looks at Senator Catherine Noone and her attack on the Church.
In his last letter before being executed in Kilmainham Gaol, Cmdt Michael Mallin wrote: “Joseph, my little man, be a priest, if you can.”
Cross-denominational response to the 8th amendment looks at life issue from a specifically Christian perspective.
Malaria is a preventable and treatable. Worldwide, between 2000 and 2015, the incidence of malaria fell by 37%
BBC journalist, Brian Rowan will address annual all-Ireland weekend in Belfast.
Bishop McGuckian reminded the two candidates of Mary Magdala’s capacity to follow the Lord even when it seemed as though all was lost. The Bishop urged the two new deacons to live a lifelong commitment to diaconal service especially after ordination as priests.
For over 50 years Winnie Mandela was “a major figure in the struggle for a free and democratic South Africa
The Irish Government needs to increase the tax by €3 billion to fund a fair and equal society. The money can be raised from measures such as a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 10%, a financial transactions tax, eco-taxes, and increasing the minimum effective tax rates on high earners.
“People of faith cannot escape, nor should we want to escape, the expansion of perspective on the cosmos that he has given us."
Sr Bernadette Nealon uses WiRED’s health education programmes to train community health workers, who, in turn, train community members in home-based care for the bed-ridden and also trains people who are caring for children at home.
Two transitional deacons ordained by Bishop Denis Nulty for Irish Dominicans while Bishop Brendan Kelly ordains the diocese of Achonry's first two permanent deacons.
Jesus is risen and is with us and He helps us to be people of life and light in a time marked by many dimensions of darkness.
We Christians believe and know that Christ’s resurrection is the true hope of the world, the hope that does not disappoint.
Spiritual tourism is a growing concept and one that was explored recently by the Spirituality Institute for Research and Education
Ciara Ferry continues her weekly series looking back at the week's coverage of the forthcoming referendum. This week, Ciara reminds us all that students are pro life too - something the mainstream media and government would have us not believe.
Love Both appeals to people to Stand up for Life at rallies in the coming week in Donegal, Athlone, Galway, Limerick and Cork.
A record 9,104 people were homeless in January this year of which more than 3,000 were children
Bishop Kevin Doran extends special invitation to families of "other religious traditions and of none". At Chrism Mass he stresses encouragement, healing and responsibility of diocesan family.
Around 1,000 people are expected to join Archbishop Martin today in Dublin's Phoenix Park to relive Christ’s passion -weather permitting
“Whatever your views are on the proposals in the referendum, can I take this opportunity to encourage voters to go to their polling station during this 15 hour period on 25th May and have your say in the outcome of the referendum,” Minister Eoghan Murphy
While implementing the law is a good first step, wider Irish society needs to know that it is now illegal to buy sexual access to another person
