“My brother and I were both altar boys, we both served Mass. It was soon clear to us, first to me and then to him, that our life would be at the service of the Church” – Msgr Georg Ratzinger
"The Holy Land Coordination stands in solidarity with all Christians in Israel and Palestine."
Publisher of book form of thesis says Ms McAleese’s analysis charts a distinct and worrying sea change in the attitude of the Holy See to its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The number of Catholics in Germany fell by more than 216,078 last year – a fall of about 1 per cent of the total.
“The lessons we have learned in the European Union during the 2015 migration crisis should serve to remind us of the need to address migration in a cooperative and comprehensive manner. ”
“It is shocking to think that in 2017 thousands of Christians are still being persecuted, displaced or expelled, tortured, discriminated and murdered simply because they are Christian,” says Eamon Martin.
The friary, which over many years had been the novitiate of the Irish Franciscans, is now an inter-provincial novitiate, with novices coming from Ireland, Great Britain, Germany and Holland.
State-sanctioned executions of people suspected of being drug users or dealers in the Philippines have reached a high of about 8,000 since 30 June 2016.
Prize will be presented to Irish Columban missionary on behalf of the Preda Foundation on 4 May in the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in Germany.
The Reformation helped give greater centrality to scripture in the life of the Church, said Pope Francis.
The phenomenon of fake news was an unfortunate feature of last year’s US presidential election campaign.
“Notice everything. Turn a blind eye to some things. Correct a little. Cherish the brethren” – new Abbot of Glenstal quotes St Bernard.
Series of gun and suicide bomb attacks leave at least 120 people dead and 200 more injured in Paris on Friday evening.
Parish communities asked to consider whether there are vacant properties - houses, granny-flats or spare-rooms which might accommodate refugees.
22% rise on the departure of 178,805 Catholics in 2013. Only 2,809 entered the Church in 2014 and 6,314 were readmitted.
"Although Jews were the main victims of Nazi barbarism, the people of Poland were not spared."
Limburg bishop's €31m renovation programme on his residence blamed for exodus.
Initiative aimed at uniting the world in asking for peace in warring countries.
