Month: May 2026

Western People 26.5.2026 The richest countries in the world can be measured in different ways but the most common  metric is GDP (Gross Domestic Product ) which reflects average wealth…

Link to article There is something very admirable about the Irish Synodal Pathway. The people involved — and this newspaper has spent considerable time examining who they are and what…

Msgr. Arthur Holquin, S.T.L. May 29, 2026 Link to article John L. Allen Jr. died on January 22, 2026, two days after his sixty-first birthday, in Rome — the city…

Just Another Blind Beggar He sat by the roadside in squalor and darkness, a cloak about frail shoulders, empty bowl to hand… Bartimaeus. ‘Sensed crowds gathering… caught snatches of chatter,…

The AI Chatbot ‘Claude’, managed by Pope Leo’s preferred Silicon Valley AI firm Anthropic, has matched Catholic church secrecy over clerical abuse of children with recurring episodes of violence in…

The Future of Religion Join the Class A Four-Week Online Class with Dr. Ilia Delio & Dr. Tripp Fuller – Link You haven’t lost your faith. You’ve outgrown its container….

‘Flowing Outward’ Holy Trinity – 31 May 2026

My first observation concerns how and who shapes the future. Cardinal Grech has reminded us that synodality is not simply a process or a programme but a way of being…

Wood You Believe – Seminar Healing of Childhood Trauma and Abuse Born out of immense suffering in the Christian Brothers Order and arising from revelations of Sexual Abuse within their…

As Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical ‘Magnifica humanitas’ is unveiled, Professor Anna Rowlands, theologian at Durham University, tells Vatican News that such a powerful message—addressing both the benefits and dangers of…

Western People 19.5.2026 Podcasts from the idiotic to the sublime now pepper the airwaves. All are to some degree or other ‘on the make’ – either by struggling to squeeze…

On Friday, May 15th, in the Parish Hall of a Dublin parish, a Prayer Vigil was held for an end to violence against the LGBTQ+ community. This was not a…

As the Church in Ireland continues on the pathway towards the National Synodal Assembly this October, the wider synodal journey of the universal Church is also moving forward. The General…

Opening CommentWe are invited to reflect on the mystery of God on this Trinity Sunday, as we gather to worship the One who creates, redeems and sanctifies, three persons, one…

KEVIN BELL AND DONAL WALSH: The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was talked about on Miriam O’Callaghan’s Sunday programme. Kevin’s parents shared the story about Kevin’s death in a hit-and-run accident,…

Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ He appeals…

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Updated / Monday, 25 May 2026 07:36 By Ailbhe Conneely Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent Pope Leo XIV’s much anticipated first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, or Magnificent Humanity, focusing on artificial intelligence…

 Garry O’Sullivan  May 21, 2026 Working Groups prepare to wrap up discussions Link to article Conservative Catholic voices have told this paper that recent episcopal oversight of the Irish Synodal Pathway…