Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin is inviting families in his diocese to a ‘Picnic in Punchestown’ on Sunday, August 27 (1-6pm). The picnic is part of diocesan preparations for next year’s World Meeting of Families and also aims to gather all the families of the diocese together for an event filled with fun,…
The US, Canada and the UK among others have pledged large sums of money to assist countries facing severe food emergencies, but a gap exists between pledged aid and the amount of aid collected. A report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that South Sudan, Somalia, northeast Nigeria and Yemen…
As moves are being made to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, an archbishop has released a pastoral letter to his parishes outlining the Church’s stance on same-sex marriage. Archbishop Timothy Costello, from the Diocese of Perth, aimed to clarify the reasons behind the Church’s opposition to changing the legal definition of marriage, encouraging parishioners to…
Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia are opposing a controversial new law that strips protection from a national park and indigenous peoples’ territory. The measure signed into law by President Evo Morales in mid-August opens the Isiboro Secure National Park and Indigenous Territory, known as TIPNIS, to highway construction and other development. “The government doesn’t listen…
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have celebrated the First Profession of five brothers in the novitiate community in Myross Woods in Co. Cork: Bro. Jaime Rosique MSC (Spanish Province), Bro. Piotr Żłobiński MSC (South German-Austrian Province), Bro. Domenico Rosa MSC (Italian Province), Bro. Giacomo Gelardi (Irish Province) and Bro. Daniel Filipek (South German-Austrian Province).
Condolences sent to people in ‘agony’ after Africa mudslide After a major mudslide and flooding led to the deaths of hundreds of people and displaced thousands, Pope Francis offered his condolences and his prayers to the people of Sierra Leone. “Deeply saddened by the devastating consequences of the mudslide on the outskirts of Freetown, His…
Dear Editor, The leadership of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) have been particularly successful in recent times of getting their opinions broadcast and published in national media. I accept that all priests need to have a voice in representing their views and that the demands of priesthood in 2017 are very onerous, as older…
The solar eclipse as seen from Pope John Paul II School in Hendersonville, Tennessee on August 21.
Dear Editor, I can’t help noticing that, in Christopher Altieri’s Notebook about the papal sacking of Cardinal Gerhard Müller as Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (IC 10/08/2017), he carefully avoids mentioning the ‘elephant in the room’ – Cardinal Müller’s attitude to the dubia expressed by four cardinals about the Pope’s…
Dear Editor, I was glad to see our new nuncio has arrived in Ireland (IC 17/08/2017). Perhaps now the elderly bishops awaiting permission to retire can finally be replaced with some young bloods who can lead the charge of the mission of re-energising the Irish Church. And dare I say it, could we also maybe…