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In Riverside, she was a nobody. In Ireland, her affair with a bishop rocked the Catholic Church
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA portrait of Annie Murphy, painted by Paul MacCormaic, hangs at the National Gallery of Ireland in...
Irish president praises Pope Benedict’s ‘steadfast interest’ in Northern Ireland
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoIrish President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to former Pope Benedict, praising his “steadfast...
Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died....
‘They were resilient. I’m living proof’: Irish descendants commemorate St. Paul’s Connemara Patch
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfton resident Leslie Thomas has spent years researching her family’s Irish roots. She’s scoured genealogy sites, traveled to Ireland more than 10 times, and is one of the founders of a Facebook ...
Pope Benedict XVI, who promoted traditional faith in the modern world, dies at 95
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBenedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict,...
Clergy abuse survivors propose new 'zero tolerance' law following outcry over Vatican appointment
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoClergy sexual abuse survivors on Monday unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent...
Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGerman Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, is elected to succeed Pope John Paul II as the 265th leader of the Roman...
A Catholic crisis: Why priests in Ireland are fading into history and not being replaced
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn what was one of Europe's most religious countries, mass attendance has dropped severely, Irish...
Bergen church says goodbye to a 'priest's priest' as monsignor retires after 50 years
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRichard Arnhols seemed destined for religious life from early on. As a second grader, he created a...
Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDevotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast...