Pope Francis has established a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place for the first time on Sunday 25 July 2021 on the theme ‘I am with you always’ (Mt 28:20).
Bishop Denis Nulty, chair of the Bishops’ Council for Marriage and the Family has welcomed Pope Francis’ World Day…

Dear Lord, as I take this exam, I thank you that my value
Is not based on my performance, but on your great love for me.
Come into my heart so that we can walk through this time together.
Help me, not only with this test, but the many tests of life…

Beckie Kennedy, Rían Murphy, Grace Kelly, Rosie Rogers and Patrick O’Neill from Arles National School, Co Laois have been awarded Engineers Ireland’s STEPS Young Engineers Award for their ‘Smart Windmills’ project…

“The bombings are extremely heavy. The people of Gaza have lived through many wars over many years, but everyone agrees that this time it is completely different. They are trapped…

As Israel escalates its assault on Gaza, there is real fear of another massacre. Just like the ferocious attacks in 2008-9, 2012 and 2014, innocent civilians in Gaza will bear the brunt of full-scale Israeli bombardment.

Intentionally targeting civilians in Gaza and Israel is a war crime.

Bombing a civilian area in a disproportionate manner…