As Ireland faces a priest shortage, Kerry’s Diocese is empowering 25 lay ministers to take on key roles in parish life ...

The death of John Hemingway, the last of The Few who fought in the Battle of Britain, has brought a reminder of the southern ...

According to Marron, the Old Head of Kinsale ... of Ireland. If you’re after an unforgettable view of the ocean and its powerful waves, Marron suggests checking out Mizen Head in West Cork.

Earlier this month marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most gruesome battles in World War II history, and you might not have even heard of it. Fought in the closing months of the war, the Battle ...

In addition, McKenzie set out to walk from Ireland to Rome to better understand ... to a local who revealed that Eglys Cwyfan means “Church of Kevin.” “It’s like St. Kevin had drawn ...

The men and women (and one young child) featured in these pages experienced both joy and suffering — loneliness, sickness, ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Owner James Berwind, who has since snapped up other properties in the town, was granted permission by Cork County Council for ...

ST Patrick built the foundation of Christianity in Ireland and set an example for many of the Church’s future saints ... is a symbol that has become synonymous with Irish Catholic culture. Although St ...

The Catholic Church may have been the church of the majority of the French people, but its wealth and perceived abuses meant that it did not always have their trust. On the eve of the Revolution, the ...