The funeral Mass for Alan and Clodagh Hawe and their three children, Liam (13), Niall (11) and Ryan (6) has taken place at St Mary’s Church, Castlerahan in Co Cavan.
Entries must be a documentary, of high artistic merit that addresses subjects such as national or international topics of faith, morality, social justice, human rights, history, religion or heritage.
Fr Brian Grogan SJ highlights how as human beings none of us will escape pain or suffering or the effects of evil in the world. The question is - what we do with the pain.
"For these young people this is an adventure but there is also obviously a real commitment – they could be going elsewhere but they have decided to give one week to this.”
Church is built on young people, Archbishop Brown tells Youth 2000 summer festival.
Caller to RTE's Liveline programme enlists the help of the popular saint to progress Irish soccer hopes.
Alice Cairns would like to know where Philip is and “give him a Christian burial and just put an end to it. We are all waiting for thirty years.”
Primate of All Ireland implores Saint to help Irish people rediscover the gifts of faith, hope and love.
Report shows the number having no religion exceeds the number describing themselves as Christian for the first time ever.
The Society of Missionary Children is governed by World Missions Ireland which supports missionaries and mission projects in up to 80 countries.
It began in 2014 as an effort to tap into the ecumenical collaboration of IEC2012. The different traditions would read, pray and celebrate the Bible together over one week.
Sr Clare's "life and death have posed questions for many of her contemporaries – what is worthwhile doing in life, what makes a beautiful person, who we want as our idols?”
Students hear personal testimonies from WYD participant seriously injured in traffic accident and from Richard Moore who was blinded by a plastic bullet as a child.
The conference brings together leaders from the media, education, politics, the arts, business, social sector and the Churches to learn from one another.
“A century later and the journey goes on, we are still writing our story, still trying to make real the promise and the dream of 1916" - Bishop Denis Brennan.
“They had courage in abundance to follow their patriotic convictions. But they also drew courage from their faith to know how to live life and face death” - Bishop Leahy.
Friary was chosen as venue for the launch due to the Capuchins’ central role in 1916 and in ministering to the leaders before their execution.
Tyrone Gaelic football manager, Mickey Harte, asks “Why should we not be as proud of our Catholic faith as we are of our club colours?”
“An easily accessible, navigable and contemporary tool to help young people with questions they have about their faith”.
“Throughout competitions I recited decades of the rosary praying as I competed. I drew on my faith to empower performance” - Gerard Hartmann.
The imposition of ashes on our foreheads was living out the life of baptism in the public space and the public square - Archbishop Michael Jackson.
“The destruction of these places of worship is at odds with the fundamental human right to worship freely according to the beliefs and principles of all those in the jungle.”
“Ground Control to Major Tom/Commencing countdown, engines on/ Check ignition/and may God's love be with you.”
Ruan Pienaar, Wiehahn Herbst and Paul Marshall will be interviewed by the BBC’s Mark Simpson St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast on 25 January.
New WBA, IBF and WBO World Heavyweight boxing champion attributes his success to God: “If God is in my corner then no one can beat me.”
"This is the book I didn’t want to write. It is the book the publishers encouraged me to compile for more than 10 years and which I steadfastly resisted.”
The Kenyan bishops have chosen as their theme, “To stand strong in the faith”.
Young men and women use home grown Irish community to discern religious vocations.
Parishes across Ireland urged to ring their bells for up to fifteen minutes and express solidarity with Christians suffering in the Middle East.
“There has been a significant increase in those attending Third Level. When I started, 7% went on to third level, last year we sent 78%.”
