The pastoral care of marriage and the family will be the key focus of the national congress this weekend.

Support for Bishop O’Reilly's suggestion that the bishops set up a commission to study the possibility of ordaining married men & appointing female deacons.

“Jesus has compassion on those who mourn because the death of a loved one is never without pain for families. This is especially true of parents who lose a child": Pope

Starting with a shrine in Siberia, 84 Marian shrines all the over the world will host thousands of people reciting relays of the rosary over a 24-hour period.

Up to 15,000 pilgrims visit Lough Derg every year (mainly from May to September) and this has been steady for the last number of years.

Marion Carroll was cured of her multiple sclerosis by the 'living Christ in the Eucharist'.

Lenten message calls believers to a new conversion - to believe in and live the communion of saints, to reach out to the poor and those 'far away'.

Chairperson of the Dublin Council of Churches urges members and patrons not to return unchanged to their various Christian communities.

St Vaz Pope Francis said, “shows us the importance of transcending religious divisions in the service of peace."

In their joint message, the Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops of Clogher say Christmas brings hope.

90-minute film ‘Tyburn Convent Gloria Deo’ which was shot in nine of the order’s convents nominated for Culture Unplugged festival.

Pontiff marks Feast of All Souls and hails “the anonymous who rest in common graves as unknown saints”.

Fr Michael White to speak about reviving his local church in Maryland.

Monastery has been a “powerhouse of prayer” for a century - Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross.

Kit aids children with special needs make their First Holy Communion.

The Church needs to be rebuilt, not just repainted or tinkered suggests Bishop of Derry.

Current stalemate between priest and Church authorities symptomatic of ‘web of obsessions and procedures’.

Completely restored organ blessed and dedicated at Sunday vespers.

Retired Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith claims Fr Flannery guilty of heresy.

International Eucharistic Congress cost a total of €9.5m and made a surplus of €38,057.

IEC2012 scoops four Event Industry Awards

In his workshop at IEC2012 Kieran O’Mahony OSA explored the teaching on the Eucharist to be found in the Fourth Gospel.

Fr Eugene Duffy addresses the topic of what happens when the Christian Community gathers on Sunday in the absence of the Presbyter.

Maeve Mahon introduces a resource - Come, Gather and Celebrate - which includes a DVD of a Mass celebrated with the New Missal.

Fr Michael Drumm speaking in Carlow Cathedral during the Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Eucharistic Congress. In this concluding part, Fr Drumm reflects on Communion.

Fr Michael Drumm speaking in Carlow Cathedral during the Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Eucharistic Congress. In this part, Fr Drumm reflects on the Table of Word.

Fr Michael Drumm speaking in Carlow Cathedral during the Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Eucharistic Congress. In this part, Fr Drumm reflects on how God calls us together.

This is a book is especially useful for visits to the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hours of eucharistic devotion.

In this book Fáinche Ryan examines some of the questions Catholic adults have about the Eucharist.

This booklet by Fr. Richard Tobin contains twenty-eight beautiful meditations and prayers for a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament.