Sofia Zate After 28 years in media, former Highland Radio host Shaun Doherty has traded the microphone for the pulpit. Fr Doherty was ordained in St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry earlier this month after six years of formation. Fr Doherty served as the host of the popular Shaun Doherty Show on Highland Radio, broadcasting to…
What should we think about so-called ‘Citizens’ Assemblies’? They seem to be a favourite tool of the Government to nudge public opinion in a desired direction, to expose them to particular expert views and then win the backing of delegates for whatever policy the Government appears to have in mind before these assemblies even begin.…
Spend any time around Protestant denominations as a Catholic and you’re likely to be asked: “What’s the deal with Mary?” Or depending on who you’re chatting with, you might be more aggressively accused of “worshipping” Mary. Our initial reaction might be something along the lines of laughing it off, insisting that of course we don’t…
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference (CEC) will formally collaborate in the search for disappeared persons as a result of the guerrilla warfare in the country. Their remains could be in common graves or buried in cemeteries but without having been identified. In Latin America, someone who “was disappeared” means that the person was kidnapped and very…
Mike Nelson We can learn much from Scripture and the teachings of the Church about the value of encountering those different from ourselves. Certainly, Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well (Jn 4:4-42), his dining in the tax collector’s home (Mt 9:10-17) and his parable about the good Samaritan (Lk 10:30-37) speak clearly about recognising…
Summer is traditionally a time for lazy vacations, yet at the Vatican it’s business as usual, with Pope Francis engaging in at least four noteworthy acts all in one day – from decisions on indulgences to seminary formation, to a surprise meeting with Bill Clinton. Though it was not announced beforehand, Pope Francis met with…
The Church must encourage young people in the Faith if it is to have a future, Bishop of Cork and Ross Fintan Gavin said on pastoral visit to Gurranabraher parish. Bishop Gavin presented two young members of the Cork parish community with their John Paul II awards during his visit. Adam Sorenson and Paul Sunday,…
For too many years, for me, Christ was simply Jesus’ last name: Jack Smith, Susan Parker, Jesus Christ. Intellectually, I knew better; but practically, both in my private faith and as a theologian, I functioned as if Christ were simply Jesus’ surname. Whether in prayer, writing or preaching, I almost always used the two names…
“In some ways it seems like yesterday,” says Fr Michael Kiernan about his ordination to the priesthood 50 years ago, June 3, 1973. In other ways though, “it seems like 500 years ago”, he adds. Born and raised in Lettergullion, a townland near Ballinamuck, Co. Longford, Fr Kiernan studied for the priesthood in the former…
Ngala Killian Chimtom As more people slip into extreme hunger in Ethiopia following a suspension of food aid by international agencies, Catholic leaders are calling for that aid to be resumed, especially in the hard-hit Tigray region of the country. Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat said any delay in the…
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