Pope Francis has reappointed Cardinal Raymond Burke to the Vatican’s highest judicial authority three years after he removed him from the position. Cardinal Burke will once again lead the Church’s supreme tribunal as a member of the Apostolic Signatura, despite having been a prominent critic of the Pope’s Amoris Laetitia. The cardinal previously said he…
Christians don’t want to be a “protected minority” in the Middle East, they must be full citizens with full rights said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. The return of Christians to Iraq’s Ninevah Plain “must be the first and urgent objective of our efforts,” the cardinal said. “That will allow the Christian community…
The Mullingar Parish Adoration Committee has planned a Eucharistic Assembly giving people a chance to “affirm their dedication”. The event will take place in Bloomfield Hotel, Mullingar on Saturday October 14, and is for people who take part in Eucharistic dedication in parishes across Westmeath. “I am very excited that Mullingar parish will host this…
Turkish archaeologists claim to have found the bones of St Nicholas underneath a Church at his birthplace in southern Turkey according to the Associated Press. St Nicholas, whose generosity is believed to have inspired the traditional model of Santa Claus, was born and served as a bishop of what is now the Turkish Mediterranean town…
A Zimbabwean pastor has been arrested and put on trial due to allegations of him attempting to subvert the government. Fr Evan Mawarire, a prominent critic of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, was arrested as he stepped down from his pulpit on charges that could see him imprisoned for 20 years. The state has accused him…
It is not hard to guess why the Vatican’s communications supremo, Monsignor Dario Viganò, thought it was a good idea for Pope Francis to have 12 meetings with a French atheist sociologist over much of 2016. The Catholic Church’s commentariat can be an echo chamber, and Francis needs to reach out beyond its walls. Dominique…
Cindy Wooden Politics as service to the common good and the need to create spaces where citizens and migrants can meet and overcome fear were topics Pope Francis repeatedly returned to. Arriving in Bologna at mid-morning this week, Pope Francis went directly to the “Regional Hub”, a government-run processing centre for migrants, refugees and…
Sinister side to abortion debate Dear Editor, The sinister and illegal activities of pro-abortion advocates over the last two weeks has been shocking and outrageous. Where is the condemnation from public figures? The fact that three hotels were forced to cancel pro-life events because of threats and intimidation of staff members should be investigated by…
As a theologian, priest, and preacher, I often get asked: “Why isn’t the Church preaching more fear of God anymore? Why aren’t we preaching more about the dangers of going to hell? Why aren’t we preaching more about God’s anger and hellfire?” It’s not hard to answer that. We aren’t preaching a lot about fear…
Women’s sport in Ireland has been shattering records in terms of audience viewing this year. The Ladies All Ireland Football final between Dublin and Mayo had an attendance of over 46,000 in Croke Park and an average of 303,800 people tuned in to watch it on TG4 – the highest figure since the Irish language station…
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