Thursday 25 April |

The Feast of Saint Mark

Ireland

IRISH WOMAN

Zelda Caldwell

Abortion is legal in Ireland, but doctors are not signing up to perform them

SCIENTIST,PETRI DISH

J-P Mauro

Amid antibiotic failures, scientists search for answers in ancient remedies

CHRISTMAS,SWIM

V. M. Traverso

7 Irish Christmas traditions you may not know about

ST LAURENCE O TOOLE,HEART

J-P Mauro

The stolen heart of St. Lawrence O’Toole is back on display in Christ Church

SHELBOURNE HOTEL

V. M. Traverso

Irish Catholics can find out about their ancestors when staying at this Dublin hotel

CELTIC,CROSS

John Burger

Historian questions Celtic background of Irish people

JOHN MERKLE

Philip Kosloski

American missionaries find success spreading the Gospel in Ireland and Europe

PENAL CROSSES

Lucien de Guise

The “penal crosses” of Ireland: Souvenirs of an oppressed Catholic Church

DUBLIN,CAMINO

Philip Kosloski

Exclusive Photos: Walking the “Dublin Camino” for the World Meeting of Families

WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES

Philip Kosloski

World Meeting of Families kicks off with Dublin opening ceremony

FR SHANE SULLIVAN,IRELAND

Philip Kosloski

Minnesota native leaves US to become a missionary priest in Ireland

JOHN PAUL II,1979

Philip Kosloski

How John Paul II’s visit helped end the violent conflict in Northern Ireland

FINNIAN AND THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS

Daniel Esparza

A Catholic comic superhero for our time: ‘Finnian and the Seven Mountains’

YOUNG MAN,OCEAN,SUN

Philip Kosloski

Wandering for the love of God: A brief history of pilgrimage in Ireland

Philip Kosloski

Discover the rich spiritual symbolism behind the WMOF logo

LADYWELL,MIRACLE

Stephen Mc Elligott

Exclusive photos: A pilgrimage to Ireland’s miraculous Ladywell Shrine

OUR LADY OF KNOCK

Philip Kosloski

Pray for the WMOF with this Novena to Our Lady of Knock

EIRINN,WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES

Philip Kosloski

Artist for ‘Doc McStuffins’ and ‘The Octonauts’ designs mascot for World Meeting of Families in Ireland

ST. OLIVER PLUNKETT

J-P Mauro

Irish heatwave reveals the spot where St. Oliver Plunkett’s home once stood

CONFESSIONAL

Philip Kosloski

Enjoy going to confession in private? Thank the Irish!

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