A SHORT movie about a young west Belfast boy who wants to wear a dress to his Holy Communion is set to be part of a global film campaign.
Parishes often take a certain pride in how neat and tidy their grounds are – but soon they will be more concerned about letting them grow wild and attracting bees and butterflies.
It’s an old story: man meets woman, the type you find almost anywhere in world literature.
On Friday we will celebrate St Patrick's Day, yet despite the patron saint's ubiquity – he is arguably Ireland's most famous ambassador – relatively little is known about him.
A "First Class" relic of St Faustina of Kraków who inspired the Catholic church’s “Devine Mercy” adoration is to be installed at a church in east Donegal.
ARCHBISHOP Eamon Martin has welcomed the announcement by Pope Francis of the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.
THE Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
CLONARD Monastery in west Belfast is to welcome a new rector, who is a native of Co Down.
IN his book, Priests for the Third Millennium, Cardinal Timothy Dolan recalls a letter from a priest reflecting on his own seminary formation: "He said that all through his years of preparation he was often asked, 'Are you happy?' 'Are you maturing?' 'Are you open?' 'How are your grades?' But never once, 'Do you believe in God?'" Cardinal Dolan notes that the priest's "point was a good one - the utter necessity of faith".
Pope Francis, Justin Welby and the Church of Scotland’s Rt Rev Iain Greenshields spoke during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference.
TIME was very much on the minds of clergy, the congregation and distinguished guests as we gathered in St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast last Sunday to celebrate two significant anniversaries.
Vatican news agency EWTN reported that his death on Tuesday was due to complications from hip replacement surgery.
THIS year's 4 Corners festival will feature a range of art, music, discussion, sport, debates and faith-based events at venues across Belfast.
A BIBLE dating back to 1615 has been sold at auction in east Belfast for £20,000.
A CO Donegal woman asked to read at Pope Benedict's Requiem Mass said she felt no nerves as she stood before thousands of mourners at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
An Irish woman who gave a reading at the funeral of the former pope Benedict XVI has said it was an honour.
"Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.
SINCE he emerged from the Conclave in March 2013 as the successor to Pope Benedict XVI, there has been much debate around the nature of Pope Francis's vision for the Catholic Church.
