With the theme of Catholic Schools Week 2018 (CSW18) being ‘Catholic Schools: Families of Faith’, Bishop Fintan Monahan speaks about the connection between the upcoming World Meeting of Families and the four themes of the one-year catechetical programme for Catholic primary and secondary schools set up by the Catholic Schools Week Steering Committee. CSW18 was…
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El Salvador: Deportees get off a bus at an immigration facility in San Salvador after a flight arrived with immigrants who had been in the US without documents (Photo: CNS).
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US: Search and rescue workers with dogs scour through properties after a mudslide in Montecito, California.
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Australia: Family and friends sprinkle holy water on the caskets of three family members of actress Jessica Falkholt (best known for her role in ‘Home and Away’) after their funeral Mass at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Sydney. Lars, Vivian and Annabelle Falkholt were killed in a car accident the day after Christmas.
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Holy Land: A Palestinian demonstrator hurls stones toward Israeli troops near Nablus, West Bank, during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Chile: A priest removes glass from a vandalised church window in Santiago. Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru from January 15-21.
Taoiseach says 12 weeks is “one step too far” for majority of public
The upcoming abortion referendum featured heavily in the first cabinet meeting of 2018. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told reporters at Government Buildings there is a fear allowing abortion up to 12 weeks is “one step too far” for majority of public.
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India: A man prepares tea for customers on a cold morning in New Delhi. Winter takes a heavy toll each year around northern India, as poverty forces many homeless people to live outdoors.
Out & About
Cork: Bishop John Buckley, combining his hurling and bowl playing skills, getting the St Vincent’s GAA Poc Fada under way at Kerry Pike. Photo: Mike English
Out & About
Clare: Tulla parishioners bringing in the New Year before the Blessed Sacrament in Ss Peter and Paul’s Church.