Easter in Pakistan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Easter in Pakistan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Fr Pat Raleigh spent Easter in Pakistan. He writes from Mirpurkhas about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects on Holy Saturday as a time to sit quietly with the paradoxes of life. It is Holy Saturday here in Pakistan. It is very warm. In a few hours we...
Living the Passion during the Covid-19 pandemic

Living the Passion during the Covid-19 pandemic

Fr Tom O’Reilly reflects on the Covid-19 pandemic and asks where can we find energy and meaning to sustain us in these difficult times? As we grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, many are coping with the death of loved ones, economic hardships, and great uncertainty...
The Upper Room: A Holy Week and Easter Reflection

The Upper Room: A Holy Week and Easter Reflection

Each year, the celebration of Holy Week and Easter has a unique significance. Each year, the commemoration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus intertwines with our life experience in a different way, drawing us more deeply into this great mystery of our...
China: Humility to discover God in a new way

China: Humility to discover God in a new way

This is the ninth exclusive ICN report from a Catholic, who lives in Wuhan and prefers to remain anonymous, giving a first-hand account of the situation in the city at the centre of the Coronovirus pandemic. On Wednesday morning of last week, I had an unexpected...
Columbans in Ireland take part in Act of Consecration

Columbans in Ireland take part in Act of Consecration

On the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March, the Columban community at Dalgan Park joined the Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, along with bishops, priests and the faithful in consecrating the people of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for...