Syria – There has been a fresh claim from within the country that the missing Jesuit priest, Fr Paolo Dall’Oglio is still alive. According to BosNewsLife, Christians who are working locally to find the priest who went missing on July 29, insist that he is alive, though no further details were offered by way of…
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66% of people in Ireland do not have a will
Recent research shows only 34% of adults in Ireland have made a will
Kenya violence follows imam’s shooting
Kenya – A Muslim cleric has been shot dead in an attack apparently linked to the September massacre by the al Shabab group in the Westgate mall in Nairobi. Sheikh Ibrahim Omar was targeted as he drove with four others through the city of Mombasa on October 3. Only one person survived the attack. Police…
66% of people in Ireland do not have a will
Recent research shows only 34% of adults in Ireland have made a will
Parishes to be rezoned over priest shortage
Priest shortage affecting parishes nationwide
Christians sentenced for Orissa killing
India – A Catholic bishop has vowed to appeal the sentences handed down to seven Christians linked to a killing which sparked the deadly Orissa pogrom of 2008. On October 3, a court in the state sentenced those convicted to life, despite a lack of evidence against them and a claim from a Maoist group…
Armagh parishes reaching out door-to-door
Lay visitation teams are calling to all the homes in four parishes of the Archdiocese of Armagh as part of a pilot reach-out project.
Archbishop’s donation ensures DIT chaplaincy services
Dublin Archdiocese donates €500,000 towards the refurbishment costs of a derelict church
Australian media reveals Church ‘abuse file’ memo
Church believed memo was a legal arrangement with police.
Dublin parish gearing up for JPII canonisation
Navan Road Parish has begun constructing a shrine in the church for Blessed Pope John Paul II