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Please allow me to introduce myself to the ACP. I am Gabriel Dolan a Kiltegan Father who spent 42 years in Kenya and am now assisting in my home diocese…

‘Public Vocation’ 29th Sunday – 18 Oct 2026

PRESS RELEASE FROM MESSENGER PUBLICATIONS 13 October 2026 The starting point for many of the articles in the November Messenger lies in David Breen’s Scripture reflection on Christ the King.  Christians celebrate…

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the Archbishop for the United States Military Services, issues a statement on the planned execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, expressing sympathy for Hasan’s victims and “obliging” Catholic…

Pope Leo XIV has undergone surgery at Gemelli Hospital, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, according to the Holy See Press Office. Vatican News –…

From the Irish Times, Rite & Reason: Not everything we heard in those early conversations has travelled through the process in the same way Link to article (subscription required) Five…

by Sam Sawyer, S.J.October 9, 2026 The U.S. government will “make sure that people are able to watch” the Dec. 3 execution of Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, according…

Western People 6.10.26 RTÉ’s Late Late Showand its presenter, Patrick Kielty, are back for another season, starting as usual with a bang. And true to form they seized the most…

Jeremy Archer has died. An infamous British politician. A very successful novelist. A man who reinvented himself frequently. A conman and fraudster whose wife Mary was described by Judge Caulfield…

Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Mary Teresa Barron as Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, beginning on January 4, 2027. Vatican News…

‘Conflict’ 28th Sunday Year A – 11 Oct 2026

Remembering Ludmila Javorová ‘A Priest Forever’ Catholic Campaigners Call On Pope Leo to Recognise Her Priesthood   For Immediate Release06 October 2026London, England Letter to Pope Leo from Women’s Ordination…

Today, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed His Excellency Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawlowski, Titular Archbishop of Sejny, until now Apostolic Nuncio in Greece, as the new Apostolic Nuncio…

Western People 29. 9. 2026 In a prologue to his new book, Aspire: Ruminations on Religion in a Time of Paradigm Shift, the author John Cunningham, explains in simple terms…

As the debate over the concept of ‘just war’ continues, it is important to understand St Augustine’s positions in all the complexity of their historical context and as part of…

ACP AGM Wed 11 Nov 2026 2.00-5.00pm Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore All Welcome Speakers Gerry O’Hanlon SJ and Patricia Melvin on Synodal Pathway developments Tim Hazelwood – Care of Priests…

Three words come immediately to mind:  Reverence. Mystery. Gratitude. The Harvest is just the obvious, concerning the fruits of the earth; it is the produce of our lives. Every day…

Please note: There have been 5 cancellations for the 4-day retreat in Ballyvaloo in October that was previously full. This is entitled: The Journey of Enlightenment – A Pathway of…