Retail will also be permitted to operate click & collect services.

A Faith matters article about Ireland's missionary tradition encouraged reader Mary Kane to share the remarkable story of Fr James Maginn, a relative. The priest, who grew up in Co Down, was one of seven Columbans martyred in 1950, killed for their faith by Communist forces during the Korean War. She tells the story of the seven - who have been referred for beatification - and, in particular, Fr Maginn, who stayed with his parishioners to "defend the church until death"

FATHER James Maginn was born in Butte, Montana in the United States on November 15 1911.

AID to the Church in Need is a charity which works to protect the rights of Christians and to support the suffering and persecuted Church.

The month of November's traditional focus on remembrance has taken on extra poignancy amid the coronavirus pandemic which, reflects Dr Dermot Farrell, has meant loved ones are often held at a distance, 'too far away to whisper our love'

THE Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen's University has partnered with L'Arche Belfast to provide them with shelter and space to continue their activities over the winter months.

ON Saturday, after several days of staring at the electoral map, CNN finally called the election for Joe Biden (Donald Trump's beloved Fox News called it 15 or so minutes later). It means Kamal...

Pope Francis pledged to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church cover-up of his sexual misconduct.