NASA launches spacecraft to kick asteroid off course A NASA mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid – a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth – blasted off last week from California. It may sound like science fiction, but the DART…
Dear Editor, I couldn’t agree more than with Bishop Kevin Doran in his wish for theology to be taught at all Irish universities [The Irish Catholic – October 14, 2021]. I am a graduate from University College Dublin and, as a student, wondered why there was no teaching on faith or theology in the college.…
Church in Italy criticises first legally assisted suicide in country The Catholic Church in Italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in Italy approved the country’s first legally obtained assisted suicide. The ethics committee of the health service of the Italian city of Ancona ruled on November 23 that…
A Polish, Catholic Olympian who auctioned her silver medal in August to pay for eight-month-old Miłosz’s heart surgery, was reunited with the happy boy earlier this week following the successful surgery. Maria Andrejczyk, a devout Catholic, who credits her adherence to the Faith to her upbringing, offered to auction off the silver medal she won…
According to newly published data from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the number of hate crimes against Christians in Europe rose sharply in 2020. The OSCE data, published November 16, documented 980 incidents against Christians, including arson attacks on Catholic churches, desecration and robbery of Eucharistic hosts, assaults on priests, and…
US authorities have confirmed that at least five people have been killed, with a Catholic priest, parishioners, and Catholic schoolchildren among the 40 injured when an SUV ploughed into marchers during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee also clarified that one of the priests in the diocese was among…
New guidelines on funeral ministry in the diocese of Cork and Ross call for the introduction of funeral ministry teams in all parishes. The guidelines also update regulations around the repose of the deceased in a church, warning that churches are not to be used as funeral homes. The changes come after extensive collaboration between…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States, spoke of a “dialogue of love” between the two faiths and the potential for increased unity in a historic address to the Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archbishop Elpidophoros said he had “heartfelt…
The director of Caritas Poland said that the charity will continue to help those in need for as long as the Belarus border crisis lasts. Speaking at a press conference in Podlipki, northeastern Poland, on November 18, director Fr Marcin Izycki stressed that the charity was also attentive to the needs of the local community near Poland’s…
The Archdiocese of New Orleans will pay more than $1 million in a settlement related to allegations of fraud in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the US Department of Justice announced. According to the US Department of Justice, the settlement “resolves allegations” that the Archdiocese of New Orleans “knowingly signed certifications for funding that contained…