Archbishop Gallagher to UN: Inalienable human rights must be defended

The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, has called on the United Nations to “rediscover the foundation of human rights, in order to implement them in an authentic fashion”, as the world continues to take measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Archbishop Gallagher made this appeal in a video message during […]

Pope Francis meets with Auschwitz survivor

Pope Francis read an interview with 90 year old Hungarian author Edith Bruck, which related the horrors she and her family experienced during the Nazi persecution, and was deeply moved. So he asked to meet her and on Saturday afternoon last he left the Vatican and headed to the centre of Rome for a private […]

Lent reminds us that the Lord is always with us – Bishop Denis Nulty

Bishop Denis Nulty has written a pastoral letter to the faithful of the Diocese of Ossory for Lent 2021. In his letter Bishop Nulty begins by reflecting on his recent appointment as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Ossory. He said, “This is my first opportunity to write to you as your Apostolic Administrator. As […]