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Maureen Nagle, Ardfallen Road, who has died.
International Day of Prayer Against Human Trafficking to be marked with prayer marathon
All Christians are invited to participate in an online Prayer Marathon on Monday, 8 February, marking the 7th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. The marathon has been organized by the International Committee of the World Day, coordinated by Talitha Kum, the network of consecrated life against trafficking in persons of the […]
Caring for the sick is not optional – Pope Francis
Pope Francis reflected on Jesus’ ministry of healing during the Angelus on Sunday 7 February, the first to be held in St Peter’s Square as anti-covid distancing measures are slowly eased. The healing of St Peter’s mother-in-law is characteristic of Jesus’ miracles of healing, Pope Francis said. In St Mark’s Gospel, we read that Jesus […]
Pope Francis appoints two new Under-Secretaries to the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops: Sr Nathalie Becquart and Fr Luis Marín de San Martín
Pope Francis has appointed Sr Nathalie Becquart and Fr Luis Marín de San Martín to be the Under-Secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. Currently headed by Cardinal Mario Grech, the Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution established by Pope Paul VI in 1965, in response to the desire of the Fathers of the Second […]