US: A child reacts as he stands in front of Pope Francis during his visit at the Scholas Occurentes foundation last week.
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Month: November 2017
Memento Mori: The real message of halloween
Peter Costello
Mors Britannica: Lifestyle & Death-Style in Britain Today by Douglas J. Davies (Oxford University Press, £30.00) Death: The Graveside Companion edited by Joanna Ebenstein (Thames & Hudson, £29.95) Halloween, or rather the Eve of All Saints, has passed once again, and again with perhaps less religious observance than in past centuries. Halloween seems to date only from…
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Clare: Fintan Monahan visits Kilrush Leaving Cert students from Kilrush Community School.
Hunting clues to the way we once lived
Fr Bernard Healy I was in Dublin a few weeks back for the launch of the ‘Photo Detectives’ exhibition at the National Photographic Archive in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar. The exhibition celebrates the work of a project launched by the National Library of Ireland back in June 2011. Every weekday a photo from…
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Pakistan: A soldier in North Waziristan stands guard along the border fence with Afghanistan. Bishop Oscar Cantu of New Mexico offered President Donald Trump’s administration a set of principles to help guide US actions in the troubled country.
French priest awarded for genocide research
In Brief A French priest was honoured for two decades of researching and telling the story of current and former genocides. Fr Patrick Desbois is the founder of Yahad-In Unum in Paris, which is dedicated identifying and commemorating the sites of mass executions in Eastern Europe during World War II. He was awarded the 2017…
Who guards the guardians?
Greg Daly
It’s a common observation among informed Christians – regardless of their branch of the Christian family – that when it comes to covering religion, the mass media is embarrassingly out of its depth. Genuine mastery of the subject is rare, which is one reason why John Allen being hired by The Boston Globe in 2014…
Priest killed in Kenya’s political violence
In Brief A Catholic priest in Kenya is believed to have been tortured and killed for voicing opposition to government brutality. Father Evans Juma Odour spoke out against police killing opposition protestors. He served Nyabondo Parish in Kisumu county, and was found unconscious with severe wounds to his head, face and hands. Police took Fr…
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Vatican: Pope Francis speaks to astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Pope connected for about 25 minutes to astronauts 250 miles above the earth
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35 years of Westport-Kenya partnership Mayo: Archbishop Michael Neary, Bishop Christopher Jones and Bishop Cornelius Korir – Bishop of Aror in Kenya – concelebrated a Mass of thanksgiving at St Mary’s Church in Westport to mark a 35-year partnership. They were joined by Richard Opembe Ambassador of Kenya, Suzanne Opembe, committee members and friends. Photo:…