Pope Francis writes to former Presbyterian Moderator Norman Hamilton
Pope Francis has written a personal letter of thanks to former Presbyterian Moderator Norman Hamilton after reading an article on the Holy Father’s Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti which was published in The Irish News. The unique papal seal of approval comes after Dr Hamilton wrote about the Pope’s latest encyclical in the paper’s Faith Matters section. […]
Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre brings hope amid pandemic
A long queue of people forms outside the Capuchin Day Centre, which has, for over 40 years been welcoming and assisting the homeless and needy of Dublin. It’s lunchtime, and volunteers are giving out meals from a window under the shelter of a new canape which has been put up to protect people from the […]
We are an Easter people: our faith in the Risen Lord remains undimmed – Bishop Francis Duffy
In his message for Easter 2021, Bishop Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, recalls a year of the Covid-19 pandemic in which we have witnessed the wonderful courage, sacrifice and kindness of so many people. Bishop Duffy said, “We have also seen suffering in a variety of different ways, front line workers exhausted and those […]