Spiritan Missionaries Ireland

14/07/2022

Pope appoints first women to Vatican department responsible for choosing new bishops

Two nuns and a laywoman have been appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops.

09/07/2022

Amazon Rainforest: Highest deforestation rate in six years

Nearly 4,000 square kilometres of land have been cleared this year, Brazil's space agency reports.

16/05/2022

Shireen Abu Aqla: Christian leaders condemn violence at reporter's funeral

Christian leaders in Jerusalem accuse Israel of violating an agreement to uphold religious freedom.

11/05/2022

Catholic cardinal bailed following arrest under Hong Kong national security law

Joseph Zen was released shortly before the White House issued a statement demanding he be freed “immediately”.

08/05/2022

https://www.facebook.com/432632510167648/posts/5002411416523045/?d=n

Vocational Supplement Ireland’s hostile media landscape can make promoting religious vocations difficult, Chai Brady hears The Church’s long history across the world has been punctuated with tremendous growth and decline, despite these swings and roundabouts there has always been those who felt ...

28/04/2022

Climate change: Record tree losses in 2021 in northern regions

Wildfires in Russia drive major increase in tree cover losses in boreal forests last year.

16/04/2022

‘Christian calling’ sees religious congregations find 450 rooms for Ukrainian refugees

Religious congregations around the country are providing accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, offering 450 rooms in churches, monasteries and convents to welcome those fleeing the Russian invasion.

08/04/2022

Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian people

Religious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeing

02/04/2022

Pope Francis apologises to Canada’s indigenous population over abuses in church-run residential schools

The pontiff addressed the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools that sought to erase their culture and where many children suffered abuse and were buried in unmarked graves.

01/04/2022

https://www.facebook.com/1618727695007734/posts/3092481907632298/?d=n

Our confreres in Europe are being faithful to our Spiritan charism as they put themselves at the service of the refugees knowing that they are helping them to survive and sort out their lives.

22/03/2022

Zelensky urges Pope Francis to intervene in war, as he says there is ‘nothing left’ of Mariupol after Russian onslaught

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Pope Francis and called on the leader of the Catholic Church to mediate in the conflict, while Germany's finance chief proposed a "Marshall Plan" to help Ukraine rebuild when the war ends.

17/03/2022