The Gospel stories about the birth of Jesus are not a simple retelling of the events that took place then, at the stable in Bethlehem. In his commentaries on the birth of Jesus, the renowned scripture scholar, Raymond Brown, highlights that these narratives were written long after Jesus had already been crucified and had risen…
The Government’s move to limit State accommodation and cut welfare for Ukrainians in Ireland has created “anxiety” and “confusion” among the Ukrainian community here.
One of the best-known characters of Coronation Street opened up about the influence of Our Lady on her view of motherhood in an episode on Monday, October 30.
World-famous musician Kanye West has been spotted wearing a West Belfast Catholic school’s sports jacket in an online video.
The gratitude that comes from encountering Christ’s love and mercy is enough to bring joy and hope to a troubled world, Pope Francis said. “If we are bearers of gratitude, the world itself will become better, even if only a little bit, but that is enough to transmit a bit of hope,” the Pope said…
Archbishop Eamon Martin launched the 2020 online Advent Calendar yesterday [November 24], urging people to use it to “spiritually prepare” during restrictions.
Lourdes: 160 years of healing Greg Daly writes of how Lourdes surprised two famous Catholic writers At Lourdes in May 1936, just a few weeks before his death, G.K. Chesterton commented of the crowds at the torchlight procession: “This is the only real League of Nations.” The English author had in fact been reluctant…
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Ruadhán Jones
Greg Daly