Cleric imprisoned by communists dies Slovak Cardinal Jan Chryzostom Korec, the retired bishop of Nitra who was secretly ordained a priest and bishop and spent more than a dozen years in a communist prison, died at the weekend at the age of 91. In a condolence message to the president of the Slovakian bishops’ conference, Pope Francis said Cardinal…

The master of the Rotunda Hospital has criticised the Government’s controversial abortion law. Dr Sam Coulter-Smith claimed the absence of a gestational age limit in the State’s current abortion legislation creates a challenge for doctors. The obstetrician also remarked that he overestimated the number of abortions that would occur on the suicide ground and that…

Bishop Donal McKeown chats to young people who were among 150 delegates from parishes, schools and youth groups who attended the Diocesan Youth Ministry Conference in Thornhill College, Derry at the weekend, to plan the way forward for developing faith opportunities for young people at parish level. Photo: Stephen Latimer

Ten years after the publication of the devastating Ferns Report into clerical abuse, child safeguarding in the Diocese of Ferns continues to be an “evolving” process.  The Ferns Inquiry began in 2002 and lasted three and a half years, being published on October 25, 2005 with Ferns being described in the press as “the most…

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated a Mass to wind up an unprecedented, and wildly tumultuous, series of two summits of Catholic bishops. They were convened to debate matters related to the family, including the front lines in today’s wars of culture, such as homosexuality, divorce, and the meaning of marriage. On Saturday, the Vatican released…