“Even at this late stage, the remaining families can experience the consolation of being able to offer a Christian burial to their loved ones”.
There is a 36-month lead-in from a greenfield site to delivering a housing development. So we won't see houses coming though until 2019 or 2020.
The Church will not be reformed by the cries from outside of those who do not believe: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.
“We must commemorate 1916 in a way that respects all past differences and does not glorify violence retrospectively" - Bishop John Buckley.
Festival becomes a week-long event for the first time thanks to “a remarkable renewal of interest in following in the footsteps of the past”.
Ceremony can be watched live on EWTN Television or on the Vatican Television livestream from 19.30 Irish time.
'Art of accompaniment' of families must not be "outsourced" to a few volunteers in a marriage agency.
‘Mercy in the Square, Mercy in Manor’ initiative will see priests engage with the people of Tralee for a blessing, confession, prayer or a chat.
Missio ad Gentes (Mission to the nations) begins in fifty places including the diocese of Limerick in Ireland.
“Patrick did not play on differences but knew that faith could build bridges rather than walls” – Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry.
“They had courage in abundance to follow their patriotic convictions. But they also drew courage from their faith to know how to live life and face death” - Bishop Leahy.
"His missionary dedication reminds you, dear newlyweds, of the importance of the Christian education of your children."
We cannot think of Patrick - the captive, the slave in exile, the undocumented, the migrant - without acknowledging the enormous humanitarian challenges facing so many.
St Patrick speaks of the importance of God and the Trinity; the triumph of good over evil; and autobiography as a vehicle of spiritual and personal expression.
Italian newspaper reports Cardinal Kasper as stating that in a “few days” a document of about “two hundred pages will be released”.
“As a society, let us be more determined than ever to work for peace and for the good of each other” - Bishop Noel Treanor.
“He will be a great loss to the Diocese of Limerick but he will play a huge role in the formation of many future priests”: Bishop Leahy.
Primate of All Ireland to celebrate Mass in Armagh this evening for Blessed Teresa and for her four Sisters killed with 12 co-workers in Yemen on 4 March.
"People of belief and people with a secular inspiration must learn again to how speak with one another constructively and respect one another."
An Leabhar Aifrinn will be published by Veritas later this year and has been hailed by Bishop Martin Drennan, chair of the bishops' Council for Liturgy.
Archbishops Jackson and Martin to visit the new DIT Campus in Grangegorman for a religious service and the blessing of the shamrock.
"This crisis will not end until a political solution is put in place. Through the EU, Ireland has a valuable role to play," says Trócaire Director.
First ever 'Adopt a Monument' national competition selects five monuments around the country including Killeshandra’s Church of the Rath.
“We need to be aware of our sins and have the courage to drop the stones that we aim at others and think about the wrong we do”.
Final gathering taking place this weekend to work out a format for the event and group the proposals under the six agreed themes.
Sr Orla Treacy IBVM from Bray is principal of the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek which has grown from 35 students to 183 since it opened in 2008.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and We Are Church Ireland commend Pope on the vitality and freshness that he has sustained over the past three years.
Technology and social media are leading to a loss of sensitivity to the fullness of human encounter warns Professor of Faith and Culture.
Sr Anne Falola OLA reports on the efforts of the newly opened Maria Centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja to support those displaced by Boko Haram’s violence.
