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Month: May 2014
Pope to meet abuse victims next week
Group will include Irish victims
Pope invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Rome to pray for peace
“Each side has to make certain sacrifices,” Pope Francis said.
All Hallows College to close
Cathal BarryWind down due to lack of funding and falling numbers.
Israel restricts extremists ahead of Pope’s visit
Restraining orders enacted
Prelate defends breastfeeding as ‘primary healthcare’
Archbishop responds to WHO report
We Are Church leader ‘excommunicated’
Pope Francis has reportedly excommunicated the leader of the liberal reform group ‘We Are Church’. According to reports in the German press, Martha Heater, (67) chair of the movement, and her husband, Gert, incurred excommunication for repeated private celebrations of the Eucharist, which the Church considers a grave sin. Bishop Manfred Scheuer of Innsbruck is…
Taoiseach should clarify comments
Dear Editor, Recent events in the North of our country have reminded us of the ongoing need for clarification and reconciliation in all areas of social life. In that context it is not perhaps inappropriate to recall the infamous speech to the Dáil of Mr Enda Kenny in July 2011 on foot of the Cloyne…
Vatican takes another step along the road to financial transparency
Annual report shows system is working
Make what is happening in our churches more relevant
Sometimes it’s as if we don’t expect the Church’s liturgy to be engaging and transformative