The Diocese of Down and Connor excelled at the weekend hosting a massive diocesan congress to launch one of the most comprehensive pastoral plans any Irish diocese has produced in recent history. Over 1,700 people gathered in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall for the unveiling of the much anticipated ‘Living Church’ pastoral plan for the diocese. Bishop…
Cathal Barry
D&C Congress ‘filled with faith’
D&C Congress ‘filled with faith’ Cathal Barry Over 1,700 people from the diocese of Down and Connor packed out the impressive Waterfront Hall in Belfast at the weekend for their inaugural diocesan congress. ‘Living Church’ was an appropriate title for the first congress of its kind in Down and Connor, which drew together the faithful…
Defining doctrine
Whenever there is a question of the Catholic faith, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has the answer. The Catechism is a concise book that states the beliefs of the Catholic faith. It presents the teachings of the Catholic Church on faith, sacraments, morality, and prayer in an orderly and complete manner. As Catholics, we…
Atheist school course launched
Atheist Ireland announced its plans at the weekend to develop a course about atheism for primary level children in Irish schools.
Gilmore stands firm on Vatican Embassy
Tánaiste has ‘no plans’ to reopen Vatican Embassy
Gilmore inaction on anti-Christian violence criticised
Tánaiste has come in for sharp criticism for apparently turning a blind eye to the persecution of minority Christian communities
Police patrol threatened Catholic schools
Police patrolled outside three Catholic schools in north Belfast this week after an alleged loyalist threat of “military action” against pupils. It has been claimed the threat was issued by the Red Hand Defenders, a loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland. The paramilitary group said parents, pupils and staff were “no longer…