Western Care is on a mission to recruit at least 20 host families within the next six months.

“It is our faith in God that gives us hope. It is the witness of Christians in the Holy Land and especially the young people we met that inspires us.”

Loneliness and isolation have profound implications for the well-being of individuals, communities and society more generally.

“I pray that your decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have shaped the history of the American people,” says Pope.

Redemptorist priest played a significant role in the Peace Process in Northern Ireland for many years.

The meeting came on the day that the Report into Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland was published.

Journey towards Christian unity is progressing but people need to be more aware of its forward momentum, says authority on ecumenism.

Abortion will be a major issue in March election.

“Do not resort to predictable, wearisome slogans or denigrating, divisive language” – Archbishop Eamon Martin.

Robert will bring to this role his vast knowledge and experience of teaching in this area of the life of the Church – Fr Kevin O’Neill, Superior General of the Missionary Society of St Columban.

“We need to tackle aggressive tax planning, to implement strong controlled foreign company rules to prevent profit-shifting and improve transparency by forcing multinational corporations to make public where they make profits and pay tax” – Oxfam Ireland.

Archbishop Martin recalls Pope telling him “There is something about the message of the synod and something about the difficulty Ireland has gone through that offers me an opportunity to say things I want to say about the family.”

Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell welcomes members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for their first visit to the new Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.

The CPSMA, the CPS and Iona Institute react to Education Minister’s proposed changes to the school admission system.

We need, in the words of Pope Francis, to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family – Bishop John McAreavey.

The question of celibacy is already being discussed at the highest levels in the Vatican – Noel McCann, ACI.

The merger of the Little Flower Girls’ School and St Patrick’s College, a boys’ school, will result in the creation of a new co-educational school for 1,119 students.

The deeply moving true story of giving up a life of love and luxury in a single irresistible moment.

During this period, Professor Bullivant will advance a number of research projects, including a statistical survey of the British ‘nonreligious’ population.

Twenty-nine men representing twenty-six dioceses begin their five-yearly pilgrimage to Rome this weekend.

Dr Ken Whitaker was “a true public servant, a man of integrity, a family man and a Christian” – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin.

“We encourage parishes offering the Week to include their local Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian groups” – Office for Evangelisation and Ecumenism.

Refugees and migrants who have survived years of war, violence, and deadly journeys to safety are now freezing to death on Europe’s doorstep.

Members of the public formed a human chain around the building in support of those inside, chanting “homes for the homeless”.

“We want to be, and believe we can be, the first generation that ends homelessness in Ireland,” said Mark Hartery, a 16-year-old secondary student.

Pope Francis has focused on the theme of ‘Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless’ in his message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees which is marked this weekend on Sunday 15 January 2017.

In his annual new year’s address to the diplomatic corps, Pontiff stresses need to promote peace in a time of mass migrations, economic stagnation and violent extremism.

UK tax-payers’ money is being used to provide abortion under the guise of ‘reproductive health services’ even in those countries where abortion is illegal.

His Holiness baptises 28 infants during a joyful – if noisy – Sistine Chapel Mass.

The Holy See decided to commute the 18-month prison sentence because of ‘questions regarding freedom of thought’.