Song by Dublin Labour Councillor aims to fund some vital services for older people.

“It is not reasonable that the [asylum] process should go on for years” Bishop Doran admonishes Government.

Films must be works of beauty; entertain and capture the audience's imagination; and be infused with the presence of God and faith.

Pontiff prayed in silence in the symbolic cemetery which is dotted with hundreds of small white crosses.

Pontiff warns that a spiritual desert is robbing young people of hope and even life itself.

Unborn baby delivered at 25 weeks by caesarean section after mother requests abortion under the terms of the new Act.

Wealth and technology don't still the hunger of the soul, Dr Boyce warns.

“I look forward to the day when my resignation will be accepted.”

Self acceptance is key to mental health. Love, admiration and money are "not enough".

"These two wonderful women have been a source of inspiration and blessing to many people throughout their lives" - Sr Mary Deane.

Council of European Bishops’ Conferences demands action by UN on "atrocious actions against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq".

Déise Philippines Appeal in Dungarvan funds construction of new houses in Typhoon Haiyan affected areas.

Reconciliation and stability needed for lasting peace Pontiff underlines.

Concrete humanitarian steps needed in order to respond to the desperate situation of Iraqi Christians and all minorities Cardinal Brady warns.

Misean Cara donates €15,000 to catholic hospital in Liberia to prevent spread of virus.

100 year old Sr Marie Conlon felt a call from God from the age of thirteen but she was not sure where to pursue it.

There is no scarcity of martyrs in the Church of our time - Bishop Michael Smith of Meath.

Ignatian influenced ventures challenge young people from 18 nationalities to put their faith into action.

Vatican Council says “unspeakable criminal acts” committed by Sunni jihadists bring shame on humanity.

Archbishop Clarke describes Lord Carey's position as "perplexing".

Fr Michael White to speak about reviving his local church in Maryland.

Monastery has been a “powerhouse of prayer” for a century - Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross.

Crucifixes removed from Christian churches by ISIS, nuns warn.

Cardinal Filoni is tasked with bringing the Pope's personal message of solidarity as well as financial aid to Iraq's beleaguered Christians.

Directive urges UN officials to lobby to permit abortion as a form of reparation for sexual violence against women.

In Cork, some families are living in cars, others are broken up, with mothers and children under 12 going to one centre, fathers to another, and teenage boys to emergency foster care, reports Focus Ireland Cork.

Holy See's permanent observer to the UN says international community beginning to act but in the long run "a dialogue of reconciliation and acceptance of diversity" is needed.

Irish teenagers who returned from the World Person Project in Argentina are convinced that it is possible to build a world of peace and understanding.

“If everyone could experience the [...]

John of God brothers in Ireland desperately collecting funds for Ebola victims in their hospitals in Liberia and Sierre Leone.

Just two places left in month long course in Westmeath.