Luca Attanasio Five years have passed since the historic beatification of the 19 martyrs of Algeria celebrated at the shrine of Notre-Dame of Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria. On the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, on 8 December 2018, in a church packed with people including many Muslim believers and religious leaders,…
Warsaw (KNA): For the first time, the Polish parliament will not only invite catholic clergy to its Christmas celebrations this year. Protestant and Orthodox clergy will also receive an invitation to the traditional celebration this time, the president of the Sejm lower house of parliament, Szymon Holownia, said in Warsaw. If there are to be…
Yes, it’s that time of year again and already the advertisements are on the air, the shops have opened Special Gift Department areas and Kevin the Carrot, and the Elf on the Shelf are waiting in the wings! All these are undeniably fun, but they are not what Christmas is about. If you want to…
World Mission Sunday 2023 – Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work During the summer of 2022, Misean Cara CEO John Moffett travelled with staff to South Africa and Zambia to visit a range of projects run by Irish missionaries demonstrating innovation in tackling gender-based violence, access to education for migrant children, protecting…
More than 66,000 people – most of them Christian – have fled Nagorno-Karabakh as of September 27, abandoning the historic, Christian-majority Armenian enclave (known in Armenian by its ancient name, Artsakh) located in southwestern Azerbaijan and internationally recognised as part of that nation.
Episode 7 – A nun risking her life to save people, the Pope’s run-in with Rocky, and parishes don’t run on Hail Marys In this episode, Brandon Scott and Michael Kelly discuss the latest news, views and stories in this week’s Irish Catholic newspaper featuring a nun who professed she would rather die than fail…
Episode 5 – Michael Kelly of The Irish Catholic shares his experience of World Youth Day 2023In the latest episode of The Confession Box, Garry O’Sullivan and Brandon Scott chat to Michael Kelly, editor of The Irish Catholic newspaper about his experiences at World Youth Day and the challenges parishes face in trying to provide…
Lisa Hendey In a world where the 24/7 news cycle offers a ceaseless tide of disasters, a natural Christian inclination has become a polarising catchphrase. Whether the news is yet another senseless mass shooting, a disastrous act of nature, or the illness of a loved one, there’s a one-size-fits-all, yet real, response: prayer. Unfortunately, our…
Episode 4 – The terror of inner-city Dublin; Should we separate the Art from an abusive Artist; The decline in no. of priests in Clogher Diocese In the latest episode, Garry O’Sullivan and Michael Kelly discuss the current hot topics in Ireland – the consequences of a seemingly lawless inner-city Dublin for the general public…
In this episode of The Confession Box, Garry O’Sullivan and Brandon Scott have a frank conversation with Fr Joe McDonald, author of Why the Irish Church Deserves to Die, about how prophetic and courageous the late Sinead O’Connor’s words were about the rampant abuse in the Catholic Church in Ireland and how shameful the reaction…