A New Zealand cardinal told a conference in Thurles on the future of parishes in Ireland that his diocese benefited from the appointment of church workers known as lay pastoral leaders who exercise many functions that normally would be the responsibility of a parish priest, Sarah MacDonald writes in Crux
Thomas Baldwin reports on the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches – and the work still to be done.
Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of 81.
Make no mistake, the arrival of Pope Francis today and his whirlwind visitation will be an outstanding success, Ivan Yates writes in the Irish Independent
Pat Ashworth writes in The Church Times
Concept of spiritual discernment is bedrock of much of current Vatican thinking writes Bishop Alan McGuckian, Ireland's first Jesuit bishop.
