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Fratelli Tutti on Human Rights and People Trafficking
In his recent Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis encourages openness to encounter with other people, and advances universal brotherhood and social friendship as the Christ-like approach to such encounter. The Pope illustrates how our culture, our politics and...
Fratelli Tutti, Care for the Natural World, and Integral Ecology
In his recent Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis encourages universal brotherhood and social friendship, and calls for a culture of encounter with one other and with our natural environment. While calling for a Christian approach to our social and environmental...
RIP Sr Henrietta (Maura) Power OLA
Sr Henrietta (Maura) Power was called home to God on Monday 30th November 2020. Sr henrietta is predeceased by her brothers Martin and Richard, and her sister Siobhan Walsh. She is deeply regretted by her nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and all the...
The Shadow Pandemic
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations. The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the world as we know it. The global crisis is not only about the worldwide loss of...
RIP Sr Mary Martin Healy OLA
Sr Mary Martin (Eileen) Healy was called home to God on Friday 13th November 2020. Sr Mary, formerly of Rathmore, Co. Kerry & Kildinan, Co. Cork is predeceased by her sister Mary Shelton and her brothers Gerry, Michael and Pat. She is deeply regretted by...
I Am a Man of Peace
Ogoni villagers survey destroyed canoes at Kaa, 5th January 1994. Photo: Sr. Majella McCarron, NUI Maynooth Ken Saro-Wiwa archive. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the execution of Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Sr Majella McCarron (OLA) was a friend...
We Awoke to a Miracle
We awoke to the news this morning that Father Luigi Maccalli SMA who was kidnapped in the early hours of the morning on 15 September 2018, from his home in Bomoanga, Niger. We, the OLA sisters, are delighted to be able to share this news and are very...
Pope Francis Releases New Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti
On Saturday 3 October 2020, Pope Francis released his new encyclical letter, Fratelli Tutti. This comes five years after his ground-breaking letter on integral ecology and care for the earth, Laudato Si’. Once again the Pope draws on inspiration from his namesake St...
The Pocket Facts Guide for Jewish, Christian and Muslim People 2020.
PRESS RELEASE – Tuesday 6th October 2020 Cork’s Three Faiths Forum are delighted to launch The Pocket Facts Guide for Jewish, Christian and Muslim People 2020. The Cork Three Faiths Forum has been meeting since May 2016. It brings together members of the three...
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