“We must seek the ways to restore the place of God in society and above all in the hearts of our young people.”

“If you play for the good of the group, then it is easier to win.”

“It will be impossible for us to hold on to the ways we lived parish in the past. The parishes of tomorrow will be ‘communities of intentional disciples’ sustained by committed and formed lay people.”

Pope Francis message marking 49th World Day of Peace, calls people to overcome indifference and win peace. "God is not indifferent" - neither should we be.

Bishop questions whether the State really cares about marriage in view of the fact that it doesn't have marriage preparation courses.

"When history records the actions we take or fail to take at this our moment of truth, we will not have the excuse that we did not understand, that we did not know."

Gospel must be offered to the world in a "radically new way" Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus in France tells Maynooth conference.

"Every gift that God gives is not just for ourselves. It is for others, to be shared, and will bring most joy when it is shared.”

Pope Francis marks 500th anniversary of the Spanish nun, mystic and reformer of the Carmelite Order's birth in March 1515.

To shake off its malaise, he said, Europe needs to recover a sense of values and mission, one foundation for which is religious conviction.

“It is not reasonable that the [asylum] process should go on for years” Bishop Doran admonishes Government.

Archbishop Martin speaks in defence of the family as a fundamental institution within society.