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Pope Francis wants to hear from YOU Our Church is in dire need of reform! Pope Francis is asking EVERYONE to speak out. At this ZOOM session we will break…

Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday. By Vatican News staff reporter During the General…

Why Celibacy? Chris McDonnell  February 25th 2022 La Croix International Following the death of a good man, Bishop Edward Daly, who went to the Lord on August 8th 2016 there…

Does Pope Francis want to make real change to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and has he the power? Pope Francis has issued a document on his…

Read any good books recently? Chris McDonnell, La Croix International,  February 18 2022 The value we place on books says a lot about us. There is a story of a…

‘I’m jealous of the angels around the throne tonight.’ Gangland: Finglas was on the News. Local gangs were misbehaving badly. I checked on some of the victims. Then I began…

Jack Madigan writes: Retired Canadian Bishop Remi De Roo died Feb 2 in Victoria BC (Canada’s west coast) at the age of 97. He was one of the great bishops…

Pope Francis issues major overhaul of the C.D.F. America Magazine reports… In an important move, Pope Francis has issued a decree, published “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), in which…

Punctuation may not be cool, but it matters            Western People 8.2.2022             Punctuation can be a bore but it matters – as Taoiseach Michael Martin and the Labour leader, Alan…

Frankfurt Declaration: For a Synodal Church (This petition is more a declaration of the people of God in dialogue pledging to implement their conclusions in their communities and parishes. The…

A Cold War is being re-heated February 12 2022 Chris McDonnell, La Croix International Albert Einstein’s famous statement -“I know not with what weapons World War 3 will be fought…

Irish Bishops Conference: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the request for retirement of Bishop Brendan Kelly, heretofore Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora.  Today, Pope Francis…

Towards a Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland Nicola Brady Zoom Thursday February 24th, 2022 At 8.00 pm Dr Nicola Brady is the Chair of the Steering Committee for Ireland’s…

See I am doing a new thing  (Isaiah 43)   An elderly gentleman: Tom Niland (73) is on life support. The Community in Skreen (Co Sligo)  is in shock. This…

It’s great to see that books are back in vogue Western People  February 1st 2022 Now that we’ve turned the significant corner of escaping (we’re told permanently) a lockdown that…

Loyola University to host meeting between pope and students By Michelle Martin | Staff Writer Pope Francis will join university students from across the Western Hemisphere in a virtual event hosted…

Rev. Prof. Michael A Conway, Professor in Faith and Culture, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, speaking with Monica Morley on Midwest Radio’s Faith Alive programme on  Sun 6 Feb 2022. Mayo-born Fr…

Request for assistance… I am searching for an account in fiction of the now almost gone country station. Could any of your members enlighten me? I am thinking of Canon…

Irish Redemptorists ask Vatican to reinstate priest barred from ministry over women’s ordination 04 Feb 2022 – From National Catholic Reporter by Sarah McDonald DUBLIN — The Irish branch of the…

Paddy Ferry recommends: This is the link to the Zoom meeting  “Stolen Lives: Abuse and Corruption in the Catholic Church”, hosted by Root and Branch and the Scottish Laity Network (…