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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…

The concluding meeting of the Irish Synodal Process Oct 04 – Taken from Tony Flannery’s blog: https://www.tonyflannery.com/the-concluding-meeting-of-the-irish-synodal-process/ Two weeks from today, October 17, what I believe is the culmination of…

No support for Women Priests at National Assembly Bishops control Irish Synodal Pathway Patriarchy has dominated the Catholic Church for several centuries, summarised as “Pay, Pray and Obey”. Pope Francis…

The canon law commission’s final report proposes amendments to the Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church, based on the work carried out by the two General Assemblies of…

‘Rivalry’ 27th Sunday – 4th Oct 2026

The Parades Commission said YES. The Courts said YES. The Garvaghy Road Residents said NO. The Orange Order Members waited in Drumcree Church, impatiently. To the rest of us, as…

Speaking to journalists on the flight from Metz to Rome at the end of his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV discusses conflicts and the economic interests that sustain…

Western People 22.9.2026 Just over a week or so ago on a brisk summer’s day on an elevated rise in Drumcliff cemetery on the outskirts of Ennis town, we gathered…

Pope Leo XIV addresses a meeting on “The Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity,” saying Europe’s Christian roots “help us understand more clearly that openness to the transcendent is…