by Oisin Walsh | Apr 16, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
Pope Francis returned to Rome on Saturday with 12 Syrian refugees whom he took back with him on the plane at the end of his six-hour visit to Lesbos. Upon arrival, he made his customary visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, praying for a short while before the...
by Chah Garde | Apr 15, 2016 | News archive 2016
Veritas, the publisher of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will stock Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love On Love in the Family) in its shops from this Monday, 18 April 2016. The selling price is €4.99, and £3.75 sterling. ...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 12, 2016 | News archive 2016
“We shared our conviction that the best possible future for humanity lies in building a culture of life and care in which the dignity of our beginning and end as persons is reverenced and respected” – Dr Nicola Brady Today Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 12, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
The Emigrant Information Pack 2016, produced by the Irish Episcopal Council for Emigrants and containing practical information which will assist emigrants in making informed decisions and support them while they are away, is now available to download. Click...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 12, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
The World Day of Prayer for Vocations (Vocations Sunday) will be celebrated on Sunday 17 April on the theme ‘The Church, Mother of Vocations’. Read the text of the Pope’s message for Vocations Sunday below. Mass for Vocations Sunday will be broadcast...