During a visit to South Korea, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar laid a wreath at a shrine dedicated to Irish missionaries and peacekeepers who died in conflicts in Korea. The deaths of Columban Fathers and one Anglican sister during the Korean war in the 1950s “were such a loss to Korea as well as Ireland”, said…
Sr Hosea Rupprecht Did you ever decorate your room with posters of your favourite famous people when you were a teenager – a sports figure, movie star or musician? Growing up, I sure did. I had posters of John Denver, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in my bedroom. There’s no doubt that…
Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?, by Timothy Keller (Hodder & Stoughton, £10.00/€12.99) On May 19 this year, Pastor Timothy Keller died at his Manhattan home of pancreatic cancer. He was the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a widely read best-selling Christian writer. He did not care to…
Kathy White House: Kathy Buckley – Her Culinary Odyssey, by Vincent Carmody (€35.00, plus postage and packing, via Fitzsimons Printers Ltd., Shanagolden, Co, Limerick; tel.: 069-76-226; email: info@fitzsimonsprinters.ie). The White House in the US is one of the most storied houses in history. It was built between 1792 and 1800. The architect was Kilkenny-born James…
Cindy Wooden In an hourlong interview with Italy’s main news programme, Pope Francis announced he would travel to Dubai in early December for the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28. He also revealed that he speaks every day with the priest and women religious at Holy Family Church in Gaza, that he was pleased with the…
Synodality is about rebalancing decision-making in the Church between bishops and laypeople, Prof. Massimo Faggioli tells Michael Kelly Sometimes in Church history, an idea that has been brewing for some time just starts to percolate down, and its moment arrives. The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) arrived almost out of nowhere when the elderly Pontiff John…
Polish psychiatrist, Wanda Póltawska, often referred to as St John Paul II’s ‘soulmate’ due to the depth of their friendship and extent of their correspondence, has died in Kraków at the age of 101. Originally from Lublin in eastern Poland, Ms Póltawska was a member of the Polish underground that fought the Nazis during World…
Jenna Marie Cooper Q: In watching The Chosen I noted a couple of demoniac episodes were included, as are in fact depicted in Scripture. No CGI effects were done to show the demons either going in or coming out of the victims, making the healed person seem to simply be someone with personality disorders. What…
Archbishop Eamon Martin unveiled a plaque at the family home of Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, marking the 100th anniversary of his birth. Archbishop Martin remembered the former Primate of All Ireland, who led the Church in Ireland from 1977 until his death in 1990, as a “good shepherd” who some would have “unfairly labelled him…
Eduardo Campos Lima Despite hopes that violent land disputes in Brazil would diminish with the return to power of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, generally seen as more favourable to land reform and Indigenous rights, Brazil’s Catholic bishops recently reported no decline over the first six months of 2023. For the most part,…
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