by Brenda on 12th December 2019 at 3:19 pm

Faithcast is the weekly faith podcast from www.catholicnews.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.  Presented by Brenda Drumm, Faithcast is a mixture of interviews, news and stories of faith from the Catholic Church in Ireland. Episode 67 of Faithcast features an interview with Bishop Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, on reaching out this Christmas. This episode also

by Katie Crosby on 9th December 2019 at 12:21 pm

Please see below information provided by Vatican Television regarding the worldwide telecasts of the public liturgies to be celebrated by Pope Francis during Christmas 2019:  Celebration: Christmas Eve, 24 December 2019: Midnight Mass presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica. Celebration time 20.25 – 22.30 approximately  UTC/GMT Christmas Day, 25 December 2019: Christmas

by Katie Crosby on 5th December 2019 at 11:51 am

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by Katie Crosby on 5th December 2019 at 10:54 am

It is twenty years this month since the Stormont Assembly assumed the full powers devolved to it.  The damaging consequences of the prolonged, ongoing failure to restore the institutions of the Agreement are becoming increasingly clear, especially their impact on the most vulnerable in society.  As the people of Northern Ireland return to the polling

by Brenda on 4th December 2019 at 7:20 pm

The Winter 2019 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference concluded this evening in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  Please see below details of issues discussed by the bishops during their meeting this week:  Meeting Government ministers in Dublin on refugees and migrants Homelessness – ‘In six months a lot can change’ Support for Trócaire