As the bishops in England, Scotland and Wales got the green light for a new lectionary, the Irish bishops are to continue with their plans to link up with the bishops of Australia and New Zealand. The Bishops’ conference of England and Wales received the go ahead from the Dicastery for Divine Worship to use…
The powers of vicar general for the diocese of Down and Connor have been delegated to Fr John Murray and Fr Eugene O’Hagan, as the diocese awaits the appointment of a new bishop. Apostolic administrator Bishop Donal McKeown conferred the powers of a vicar general to the two priests to assist in the ongoing governance…
Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ Does it make sense to write about a spirituality of summer? At one level not at all, if it is to suggest that the spiritual life is subject to seasonal fluctuations, or that there is something about the summer that is more or less spiritual or spiritually-significant than any other time…
A multi-coloured banner at Dublin’s Heuston Station – one of a number celebrating ‘Pride’ – urges us to feel “Proud to be Myself”. It prompted me to ask myself if I was ‘proud to be myself’. My answer to myself was that I couldn’t really see why I should take any special credit for being…
Cian Lynch, a devout Catholic who has spoken openly about the importance of his faith, led Limerick to a fourth triumph in a row as they beat Kilkenny on Sunday, July 23. Mr Lynch in his acceptance speech praised John Kiely as a “spiritual guy” and the “spiritual leader” of the team, but he himself…
Recently, I got on a crowded Luas and sat down, delighted to find an empty seat. I then glanced at the other side of the carriage. My heart sank. I saw immediately why the seat had been free. There were two tough-looking individuals with their feet up on the seats. Both had that malnourished look…
An English Catholic bishop has praised a court for releasing a woman jailed for aborting her baby eight months into pregnancy. Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster, who leads pro-life efforts of the bishops’ conference of England and Wales, said he welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal in London to free Carla Foster…
The core of Catholic moral theology is under severe pressure from quarters within the Church itself, writes David Quinn The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is one of the most important offices in the Vatican and in the Church worldwide. Its most famous recent prefect was Joseph Ratzinger. He was appointed in…
Barrister Caroline Haughey OBE KC, born in Northern Ireland, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a Catholic college in recognition of her work tackling human trafficking. Ms Haughey specialises in modern slavery and human trafficking cases and has supported the Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse, based in St Mary’s University…
Fr Patrick Briscoe World Youth Day (WYD) brings together young people from every corner of the globe to celebrate their Catholic faith. Away from home and buoyed by the witness of their peers, it becomes possible for many to have a transforming encounter with Jesus Christ. But it is not friends, travel or universal embrace…
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