Trócaire launches life-changing Christmas Gifts of Love range to support communities devastated by climate change
Trócaire have launched a range of life-changing Christmas Gifts which will help vulnerable communities combat the devastating impacts of climate change, Covid-19 and conflict. The new Gifts of Love collection includes water filters (€40) and emergency water supply (€20) to support communities in developing countries hit by ongoing drought. The broad range of gifts also include dignity […]
Pope offers prayers for victims of Bulgaria bus crash
Pope Francis has expressed deep sadness for the loss of life and the injuries caused by a fatal bus incident in Bulgaria on Monday morning. The bus, traveling from Istanbul in Turkey to the North Macedonian capital of Skopje, hit a guardrail and burst into flames some 40km south of Sofia, killing 46 people, 12 […]
Christmas Tree arrives in Saint Peter’s Square
The 40th Christmas tree to light up the season in St. Peter’s Square hails from the northern Italian Trentino region where it was chosen in line with the Vatican’s policies for sustainability and respect for the environment. The St. Peter’s Square Christmas tree tradition was started in 1982 by Pope Saint John Paul II. This year’s […]
Pope Francis at General Audience: Saint Joseph a model for meaningful human relationships
Pope Francis picked up his catechesis on Saint Joseph at the weekly General Audience, reflecting on his role in salvation history. Focusing on how he is presented in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, Pope Francis noted that both evangelists compose a genealogy of Jesus, which begins either with Abraham (as in Matthew) or Adam […]
Pope Francis prays for victims of Wisconsin tragedy
Pope Francis said he is close to all those who have been affected by a tragic incident caused by a driver who drove through a Christmas parade in Waukesha in the suburbs of Milwaukee on Sunday. In a telegram, signed on his behalf by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope assures the […]
“The private Catholic is, by nature, a poor missionary” – Bishop Deenihan
On Saturday 20 November 2021, Bishop Tom Deenihan celebrated the anniversary Mass for the anniversary of Frank Duff RIP in Saint Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Archdiocese of Dublin. Members of the Legion of Mary from throughout the country were in attendance and the Mass. During his homily, Bishop Deenihan said, “Frank Duff was, as you know, […]
Bishop Fintan Monahan offers Mass for ‘greater road safety awareness’
Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe celebrated a televised Mass for World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victim on 21 November last. November is the month of remembrance for the dead, and Bishop Monahan drew attention to the purpose of the World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims and their loved ones. Preaching his […]
Co Meath student reflects on attending Armagh ‘Service of Reflection and Hope’
In early September, when my dad asked if I wanted to join him, my mum and my younger sister Eliza to attend a special church service in Armagh on October 21st, my first reaction was this: “Cool! I have never been to Armagh and this will mean a day off school to meet some well-known […]
Archbishop Eamon Martin launches Ireland’s digital Advent Calendar
Archbishop Eamon Martin has today launched the 2021 interactive digital Advent Calendar, which will go live on www.catholicbishops.ie on the first Sunday of Advent, 28 November next. Now in its eighth year, the unique digital Advent Calendar offers resources for the parish, school and for families which can be accessed behind a virtual door each […]
Vatican releases theme of Pope’s message for the 55th World Peace Day on 1 January 2022
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has released the theme of the next World Peace Day Message to be held on 1 January 2022, as “Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building lasting peace”. In its communiqué the Dicastery writes that “Pope Francis thus identifies three vast contexts today in full mutation, to […]