Colm Flynn
@colmflynnire
Vatican Correspondent for @EWTNews 🇻🇦 Also heard on BBC World Service & RTÉ for special programming and features. Podcast in link below:
Before he was Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost had heard about 16-year-old Donal Walsh who was dying of cancer in the west of Ireland. He was so impressed by Donal's deep that he wrote him a letter offering to make him an honorary Augustinian. And two days before he died, Donal was…
"I didn’t leave the Anglican Church — it left me." My full interview with Dr. Gavin Ashenden, former Anglican bishop and chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, who resigned and became Catholic. @EWTNews
The EWTN documentary we filmed in Iraq earlier this year about the persecution of Christians under ISIS has just passed 1 million views on YouTube. Thanks to the team who helped make this powerful film — and to those who shared their stories. Peace to all Iraqis.
A quick behind the scenes of my home studio setup today in Rome.
Our Effective Parish Communications webinar is available on YouTube. Lots of tips and guidance from our guests @colmflynnire, @elainefurmage and Bishop Frank Dougan. youtube.com/watch?v=aEZd59…
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV received a telephone call this morning from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The call followed the Israeli military strike on July 17 targeting the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of three individuals.
Did you know that in Ireland’s main sporting stadium, Croke Park, young people are gathering — not to play on the field, but to compete in a high-stakes game of cyberspace? Here’s my RTÉ report on ZeroDays, where the next generation is learning to defend Ireland against…
"Every church has an altar or a stage. It’s either a sacrifice or a show." Dr Gavin Ashenden, former Anglican bishop and chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, left the Church of England in 2019 to become Catholic. My full interview coming next week.
Here’s my report on the historic Catholic Mass that took place at the Anglican Canterbury Cathedral to honour St. Thomas Becket. Over 800 people attended, making it the largest Catholic Mass celebrated there since the Reformation. @EWTNews
Historic moment: Catholic Mass celebrated at the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, UK, presided over by the Pope’s representative from the Vatican.
Something you don’t see every day: a Catholic Mass being celebrated in Canterbury Cathedral—once the very heart of the English Reformation—led for the first time by the Pope’s ambassador to the UK, in honour of the martyred St Thomas Becket.
OK, after the English breakfast fiasco the other morning… how do you rate this one today? I’m in Canterbury now.
If you agree to keep an eye on a laptop in a cafe for a few mins, should you bail? I was gone for around 5 mins. What do you think? 💻☕️ 😆
It was a pleasure to sit down with Ann Widdecombe here in London to reflect on her two decades as a Member of Parliament in the UK. We spoke about her more controversial views, her experiences of loss and grief, and her unshakable faith. The full interview is coming soon to EWTN.
If you’re back in Ireland, ignore the rain and wind outside! Stick on the kettle and @RTEOne right now and I’ll tell you the story of Saint Oliver Plunkett on @RTENationwide!