There have been over 50 major battles between Scotland and England in the last thousand years, including the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, Bannockburn in 1314, Flodden in 1513, the much-lamented Culloden in 1746 and the Battle of the Braes in 1882, over the cruel Highland Clearances (when people were evicted to make way for…
A man in Mexico was on the tail end of heavenly justice after he was injured following a fall on to the sword of a St Michael statue he was allegedly trying to steal in the early hours of the morning, January 14. Local media reports that Carlos Alonso (32) went to Christ the King…
The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on January 18, reported that, overall, the number of Christians facing persecution worldwide remained steady in 2022 at approximately 360 million. In a list of…
Churches can help develop an agreed truth recovery process to address the “legacy of pain” of the troubles, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said. The Primate of All-Ireland made the suggestion during an ecumenical service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, held on Sunday January 22. Peace, reconciliation and forgiveness on the island of Ireland “can only…
Paula of Rome was truly a woman of the world. Born to a prominent, wealthy Roman family in 347 AD, she married a senator, Toxotius, with whom she had five children. A person in such a position would have wanted for nothing, and indeed, Paula didn’t. Until the age of 32, Paula lived a life…
Forgiveness on this island can only be progressed if we bring to light the truths about our troubled past, says Archbishop Eamon Martin Although I was only eleven years old in September 1973, somewhere lodged in my boyhood memory are news images of Church leaders gathering for an historic meeting – while others marched in…
The archbishop of Paris has banned French Msgr Tony Anatrella, a longtime Vatican consultant on issues of sexuality, from all public ministry and ordered him to a life of prayer after a Vatican investigation into allegations he sexually abused young men he was counselling. Msgr Anatrella, who will be 82 in February, had been a…
The Wisdom of Pope Francis The different religions, based on their respect for each human person as a creature called to be a child of God, contribute significantly to building fraternity and defending justice in society. Dialogue between the followers of different religions does not take place simply for the sake of diplomacy, consideration or…
A spokesman for Scotland’s Catholic Church has welcomed the British government’s veto of legislation allowing teenagers to change their sex on legal documents via a simple self-declaration, and criticised Scottish politicians’ “obsession with gender politics”. “We didn’t support this bill, and we were against clauses which have now been questioned by the UK government,” said…
In combating authoritarianism we have dismantled true authority, writes David Quinn Violent attacks on Gardaí are becoming more common. A few weeks ago, a Garda car was rammed in Cherry Orchard in Dublin, while two members of the force were seriously assaulted around the same time in Ballyfermot. In an incident last weekend, a Garda…
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