During the Day of Atonement (Numbers 36:4), the blowing of a ram’s horn would indicate the start of the year of Jubilee. A year dedicated to rest, to restoration of property, and to freeing people ...

Begin with this Friday (the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) and Saturday (the Optional Memorial of the ...

COMMENTARY: Miss O’Connor’s embrace of the challenging vocation of writing was shaped by the vocation of suffering.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced “Witnesses to Hope” as the theme for the upcoming 2025 Religious Freedom Week.

Vatican City, Jun 18, 2025 / 15:53 pm “Take part in the steps of Leo XIV with your donation to Peter’s Pence.” With these words, the Vatican is encouraging Catholics to participate in the ...

A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Readings: Genesis 14:18-20 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Luke 9:11b-17 Have you ever been in a debate and found yourself defending a ...

Against that backdrop also came the news last Sunday evening of the death of the young runner Ellen Cassidy, who fell ill after completing the half-marathon as part of Cork City Marathon events ...

Fr. Eduardo Emilio Aguero, SCJ The community of disciples, together with the Apostles and the Virgin Mary, gathered in expectation. The Lord Jesus, the master and teacher they cherished had returned ...

A woman who died not long after reaching the finish line at the Cork City Marathon was generous with her “attention, energy, love and affection”, her requiem Mass has heard. Ellen Cassidy (24 ...

Ellen Cassidy, a 24-year-old swimmer and cybersecurity graduate, is remembered for her warmth, wit, and life lived with purpose ...

THE heartbroken dad of a young Irishwoman who died while taking part in a race told her funeral how a diary entry she wrote four years ago shows how s ...

June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday, Vigil Mass: The readings and prayers of this extended liturgy can inspire a heightened experience of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful and rekindle a ...