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Homily of Pope Francis at the Ash Wednesday Mass

“Behold, now is the favourable time; behold, now is the day of salvation!” (2 Cor 6:2). With these words, the Apostle Paul helps us enter...

Late Fr Fintan Daly, SMA

The Archbishops, priests, religious and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Ibadan, Nigeria, along with his family and confreres in the Society of African...

The War – One year on.

A few weeks ago Fr Grzegorz Kucharski, the Superior of the Polish SMA Province, came to Ireland to say thank you to the Irish...

Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2023

  Message of the Holy Father Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey Dear brothers and sisters! The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of...

FILM ABOUT WILTON PARISH

In 1982 St Josephs, Wilton officially became a Parish of the Diocese of Cork and Ross, beginning a new phase in the long involvement...

PEACE ON EARTH – Pacem in Terris

Below is a piece from the JPIC Roma NewsBrief for January-February 2023.  It speaks of the enduring relevance of Pacem in Terris promulgated in...

PEACE

Below is the text of a homily preached by Fr Kevin O'Gorman SMA on Sunday February 5th, during the Novena in honour of our...

St Josephine Bakhita – International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking

In the Church calendar February 8th, is both the feast of St Bakhita and also International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. St...

SMA International News – February 2023

Welcome to the February edition of the SMA International News. This month we have stories from, Togo, Ghana, Ireland and a report about the...