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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…

Dear Members of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, On March 12 and13, Boston College hosted a conference on “The Rule of Law and the Common Good.” I only found out about…

Working Groups Take Forward Synodal Pathway Priorities We’ve reached another important moment on the Irish Synodal Pathway. Following on from our original question “What does God want from the Church…

An open meeting, to which you are most welcome to attend, to participate in the Consultation on the Structures of Catholic Dioceses in Scotland will take place on Monday 25th…

The Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday this Sunday, 24 May.  In this context, Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin has written a Pastoral Letter to his parishes in the Archdiocese, which includes…

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope…

Colm Holmes, We Are Church, was at the German Catholic Congress in Würzburg 13-17 May 2026.  He writes: One of the presentations was by Auxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers of Essen who spoke…

(How lovely to celebrate Mayo in this way! – Ed) RTÉ Link – Updated / Wednesday, 20 May 2026 09:31 Team Ireland, including former Mayo footballer Pádraig O’Hora, reached the…

Speaking on Brendan O’Connor’s show on RTÉ Radio 1, Fr. Iggy O’ Donovan reflects on the papacy of his old Augustinian classmate, Pope Leo XIV, a year into office, including…