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…
There are reassuring sentiments for us in God’s Word, with Paul reminding us that there is no need for us to worry. If there is anything we need, we can…
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…
Retired US priest John Cunningham has just published his new book, Aspire. John is a member of the ACP and lives in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, the home of his ancestors….
Please note: The 4 day retreat for Ballyvaloo in October is now full but you may wish to be placed on a waiting list in the event of cancellations. A…
Pope Leo in Lourdes, his address to Bishops and other stories: link to several stories
On Pope Leo’s second day in France, he met with migrants, visited the country’s synodal assembly, celebrated Mass for 700,000 people in central Paris, and prayed at the Grotto of…
On the first day of his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV returns to UNESCO 46 years after St John Paul II, calling for education, science and culture to…
• Today is World Day of Migrants and refugees God’s love is displayed for us in the life and death of Jesus. We rejoice in this love, and celebrate the…
(Article taken from the ACI website: link) Taken together, these two proposals – from two different synodal working groups in 2026 – suggest a remarkable synergy and timeliness – with…
On the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s arrival in Paris, Vatican News Correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov reports from outside the Cathedral of Notre Dame to share the great excitement in…
• Today is World Day of Migrants and refugees God’s love is displayed for us in the life and death of Jesus. We rejoice in this love, and celebrate the…
‘Changing Our Minds’ 26th Sunday Year A 27 Sept 2026
LITTLE OBSERVATIONS ON DEATH: This is only one example of daily life in a Parish: We had a funeral yesterday as we do every day, except Sundays. Ann (and there…
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