Archbishop Martin inspired by peace-loving people when he was growing up in Derry - STATE PAPERS: ‘Dancing Priest’ wanted to meet PM Thatcher - New church hall in Cashel & Ossory - Installation of Lay Canons at Belfast Cathedral - Pope urges bishops to maintain 'zero tolerance' on child abuse - Tribute: Rev David Neilands. CLICK HERE — CNI -January 3
Don’t push young people to the margins, urges Pope as 2017 begins - New Year brings a combination of the exciting and the predictable, Archbishop Jackson - Religious education transmits a “holistic world view”, Catholic Management Association - State papers : Former Moderator advised his children to leave Northern Ireland - State papers : Cardinal O Fiach less than enthusiastic about newly arrived Archbishop Eames - Bach, Stanford and Wood feature in Armagh organ recital - C of I archive January 2017 features Library Conservation Fund - Pentecostal church looks to white Britons to boost congregations - Almost four million pilgrims visited the Vatican in 2016 - News briefs. CLICK HERE — CNI -January 2
As things now stand sometime in November the "Christmas season" begins. The streets are hung with lights, the stores are decorated with red and green, and you can't turn on the radio without hearing songs about the spirit of the season and the glories of Santa Claus. The excitement builds to a climax on the morning of December 25, and then it stops, abruptly. Christmas is over, the New Year begins, and people go back to their normal lives. The traditional Christian celebration of Christmas is exactly the opposite. Click here - CNI -Faith docus 0201
Hope in Christ in uncertain times: Irish Church Leaders’ New Year Message - STATE PAPERS : Records reveal Bishop Cahal Daly said Northern Ireland’s working class Catholics were 'anti-everything' - 1916 events done with objectivity and respect, says Archbishop Jackson - Bumper receipts for Wexford charity fast before the feast - Black Santa appeal raises best amount ever with an expected £230,000 collected - The inside story of ringing the changes at Christchurch Cathedral - Millions Caught In Nigeria's Hidden Horror, Warns Christian Aid - Pope says persecuted Christians witness to truth of faith - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI -December 31
Gift from Dublin and Glendalough delivered on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem - Irish Catholic bishops pump millions into the publisher behind Alive-O! school books - Donegal Church Damaged in Christmas Day Lightning Strike - ‘Remembering The Child’ concert in Dublin Cathedral recalls 40 young lives lost in Easter Week 1916 - Five day family festival will mark St Patrick’s Day in Belfast Cathedral - Even complaining to God is a form of prayer, Pope says - New Year Will See Norway Church And State 'Divorce’. CLICK HERE - CNI -December 30
Gift from Dublin and Glendalough delivered on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem - Irish Catholic bishops pump millions into the publisher behind Alive-O! school books - Donegal Church Damaged in Christmas Day Lightning Strike - ‘Remembering The Child’ concert in Dublin Cathedral recalls 40 young lives lost in Easter Week 1916 - Five day family festival will mark St Patrick’s Day in Belfast Cathedral - Even complaining to God is a form of prayer, Pope says - New Year Will See Norway Church And State 'Divorce’. CLICK HERE - CNI -December 30
How does an innocent child grow into an adult who thinks that murdering children is a swell idea? Click here - CNI - FaithFocus 2912
Everyone knows Handel’s Messiah. Anyway, if you don’t, the timing of your curiosity is pretty good, since performances of the old warhorse have a tendency to break out at this time of year, writes Philip Henser. Click here - CNI - Bookspot2712
Archbishop Martin hits out at ongoing gang warfare in Dublin - Couple wed in nativity play’s coup de théâtre - Dublin Pro Cathedral unwanted gifts appeal - Belfast’s Black Santa Sit-out collection passes £200,000 - Pray for peace and peace-builders as half a million children starve in Yemen.
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CNI - December 27
My mother was one of Santa Claus’s elves: the Orthodox Jewish contingent. She assures me that she has retired from all elfish duties now, yet when I was a child, she was there among the pantheon of Santa’s helpers. I’m not exactly sure what her job was, maybe a Rudolph-wrangler, or a toy-maker, writes Melanie Brown. Click here - CNI - Faith Focus December 27
Divided Britain’s values are in the wrong place, says Archbishop - Christmas celebration cannot only be for Christians - Archbishop Jackson of Dublin - Pope Francis wishes Christmas peace to those scarred by war - Cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys donates 2,800 dinners to SVP - Wexford clergy’s four day fast. CLICK HERE - CNI - December 26
Writes Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. formerly the Archbishop of Canterbury. Click here - CNI - Faith Focus Dec 26
Co Down pupils’ version of The Nativity to be aired across UK tonight on BBC - Christmas Nativity pulls crowd at Hillsborough Parish - Church of England makes late bid for Christmas ad of the year - Church Of Scotland Encourages Worshippers To Attend 'Virtual Church' On Christmas Day Amid Severe Storms - Cardinal: we shouldn’t be gloomy about Brexit - Archbishop Of Canterbury Condemns Christian Persecution In Letter To Churches Around The World - Tribute: Monsignor Colm McCaughan, pioneer of Catholic school system - News briefs & News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - December 24
‘Are Ye Wise’ video by three dancing clerics reaches thousands - Limerick diocese to promote leadership role for women in pastoral plan for future - Local causes benefit from Eglinton church’s Christmas Tree Festival - Tory islanders express relief as priest is confirmed for Christmas Mass - New Chair of Connor Youth Council - Anti-Christian persecution is being overlooked, says Prince Charles - Pope names first woman to head Vatican Museums - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - CNI - December 23
The Archbishops of Armagh, The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Bishop of Derry & Raphoe and The Bishops of Clogher. Click here - cni-christmas-messages
Christmas Jumpers Record - Poignant service in Derry for US Naval Personnel - Tipperary Peace Convention now accepting nominations - Christian Aid’s supporters in Wales walk from Bethlehem to Egypt - Evangelical protestant’s birthday wishes on Pope’s 80 th birthday - News briefs from Leighton, Mothers’ Union, Glenavy, Australia and New Zealand - News links to reports on faith, politics and education. CLICK HERE - cni-december-20