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The Pope, the media, and the “normalization” of Trump As world media and leaders normalize US President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior, Pope Leo XIV must resist and keep his distance….

When          Tomorrow, 18 October 2025, from 8.30amWhere         Kilkenny Convention Centre, Kilkenny, R95 F685 Who            Laity, religious, and clergy…

Sunday 19 October 2025 – 29th Sunday Year C Theme: Pounding Link:

If you want results, pray without ceasing, says Jesus. God will listen and help. Penitential RiteAs we prepare ourselves for this celebration, let us call to mind God’s generous mercy…

DOES SUNDAY MASS MATTER? The Document from the Bishops’ Conference (on the Mass) raises  questions: Why does Mass matter? It was discussed at our Deanery and then at our Parish…

Tues 14th Oct – Merit or Grace? Having lived my life as a Catholic and as a priest been at the coalface of Catholic practice for 45 years, I now…

Irish Times – Rite & Reason: Humbert recounts how one priest shouted to her face: ‘Women priests? Over my dead body!’ Ursula Halligan Link: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/10/12/rite-and-reason-when-soline-humbert-went-public-with-her-vocation-to-be-a-priest-she-got-threats-and-abuse/ fbclid=IwY2xjawNZ_flleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHr90oyGj0TcvIbMsMOfTNNSEMYOjwjd8nFi36zWyyhTKztlPe0JVO9bKKZgW_aem_SHrlBD3qrD55aBf598_qtg “‘How long does it…

Western People 7th October 2025 I think it’s fair to say that a sense of humour is not among the most obvious of our national characteristics. Unlike, for example, our…

Ireland has just 13 new priests this year. Can the Catholic Church save itself? With vocations at a record low, Ireland is relying on priests shipped in from abroad. In…

by Judith Sudilovsky – OSV News Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, attends a press conference in Jerusalem July 22, 2025, after a trip to the Gaza Strip where he…

Taking up Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor”, Pope Leo XIV issues his first…

9 October 2025 – Issue 230Catholic Communications Office, Maynooth Archbishop Martin: shed light on the scale of missing people in Ireland and abroad 07/10/2025 “We place our hands and our struggles in…

Sunday 12 October 2025 – 28th Sunday Year C Theme: Truth and Tenderness

Catching Up on the Synodal Journey: News, Reflections and Next Steps 🕊️ Dear friends in faith, So much is happening in our Church these days, it feels like I’m constantly racing to…

PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE AND EDMUND COLLEDGE OSA: Patricia Routledge has died. When I asked at Mass if people knew who she was; most faces lit up, and in unison, Hyacinth Bucket…

Western People 30.9.2025 The presidential election is leisurely stumbling toward a conclusion as, to use a biblical reference, ‘the sheep’ (those deemed entitled to compete in the upcoming election) are…

Note: A Seminar on Healing – Finding Freedom from Personal and Ancestral Trauma will be given by Jim Cogley on Sat 18th Oct from 10am to 4pm in the Edmund…

Soline Humbert’s book launch on 1 October 2025 in Trinity College, Dublin. Speakers at the launch included Michael Kirwan SJ, Phil Dunne (MC), Ursula Halligan, Gerry O’Hanlon SJ and Soline…

The Holy See Press Office announces that Pope Leo XIV signed his first Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te on Saturday morning. The document will be presented on Thursday, 9 October, at…

Bishop Sarah, the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, will be the first woman to hold the office.  Link to story (reprinted below): https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/rt-revd-and-rt-hon-dame-sarah-mullally-dbe-become-106th-archbishop-canterbury His Majesty The King has approved the nomination of…