Bishops gather remotely for their Summer 2021 General Meeting in accordance with the public health restrictions to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.
In accordance with the public health restrictions to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered remotely this week for their Summer 2021 General Meeting via video-link, instead of the usual location at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth. This was the fifth plenary meeting of bishops hosted using this medium. During their […]
Pope Francis at General Audience: On the Cross, Jesus prayed for each of us
As he concluded his catechetical cycle on prayer – which began in May 2020 – Pope Francis said “the most beautiful thing to remember” is “the grace that we do not only pray, but that, so to speak, we have been ‘prayed for,’ we have already been received in Jesus’s dialogue with the Father, in […]
Rallying the strength of the Faithful – an interview with Cardinal Kevin Farrell on the work of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, was interviewed recently for the Vatican’s News Service. In the interview the Dublin-born Cardinal described the work of his office as it marks its fifth anniversary. Click below to read the interview: Q: Established by Pope Francis in August 2016, the […]
British Bishops stress importance of ‘just and sustainable future’ in context of G7
In the context of the G7 group of nations meeting in England, bishops representing the Catholic communities of England, Wales and Scotland wrote to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stress the importance of a just and sustainable future for our global community. In 2021 the United Kingdom holds the Presidency of the Group of […]