Catholic Church
Christmas reflection: Hope and blessings for the weary of heart
Pope Francis will launch a Jubilee Year of Hope on Christmas Eve
Pope Francis urges people to have children in first papal visit to Corsica
Francis appeared relaxed and energised during the one-day visit, just two days before his 88th birthday.
Clerical abuse survivor believes trauma has been forgotten over plans to demolish Malachy Finegan house
Concerns raised over plans to knock down parochial house in Co Down
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual
The move will allow for burial outside the Vatican.
Pope Francis to canonise late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis in April
Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.
St Patrick’s statue illuminated in red for ‘Week of Witness’
Illumination highlights persecution of religious minorities
Virgin Mary statue returns to Notre Dame Cathedral five years after fire
The statue’s return began with a torchlit procession from the forecourt of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church.
Catholic leader says ‘abhorrent’ to exclude religious views in dying debate
A debate and first vote on assisted dying are expected to take place on November 29.
Compassion ‘under threat’ from assisted dying, warn Catholic Bishops
A debate and first vote on assisted dying are expected to take place on November 29.
Sainthood cause to be opened for Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett
Derry nun, Sister Clare Crockett, who died in an earthquake in 2016, is to be declared a “Servant of God”, the first step towards sainthood in the Catholic church.