Japanese billionaire seeks eight people for Moon trip Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight people to join him for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight, according to the BBC. “I want people from all kinds of backgrounds to join,” he said in a video via Twitter, sharing a link to application…
Bishops address concern over Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s abortion link Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, approved February 27 by the US Food and Drug Administration, raises moral concerns because it “was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines”, the chairmen of two US bishops’ committees said March 2. The bishops…
A recently published pamphlet with a revised version of St Patrick’s Confession has already seen 5,000 copies distributed in the run-up to St Patrick’s Day. St Patrick’s Testimony Pamphlet has been described as “beautifully attractive” and “concise and truthful”. In autumn Evangelical Catholic Initiative partnered with Wild Goose Publishing, a Pentecostal ministry based in Bray,…
Visiting a Baghdad cathedral “hallowed by the blood of our brothers and sisters” murdered in a terrorist attack that shook the world, Pope Francis said their sacrifice must motivate faith and a commitment to working for the common good. The Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance, sometimes referred to as Our Lady of…
In a letter released on February 25, the EU bishops said that the resolution, passed on November 26, 2020, would have “a very negative impact” on the way that the European Union (EU) is seen by member states. The European Parliament, the EU’s law-making body, passed the resolution by 455 votes to 145 after Poland’s…
Holy Cross family ministries, founded by Irish priest Venerable Patrick Peyton, have welcomed the installation of a handcrafted, Italian sculpture in the likeness of Fr Peyton outside the Fr Peyton Centre in North Easton, Massachusetts. Fr Willy Raymond, president of Holy Cross Family Ministry, welcomed the arrival of the Irish-born ‘Rosary Priest’s’ statue, blessing it…
As the House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, US bishops warn the mandates will “discriminate against people of faith” by adversely affecting charities and their beneficiaries, conscience rights, women’s sports, “and sex-specific facilities”. The bill, known as HR 5 and recently reintroduced in the House, also provides for taxpayer funding of abortion and limits…
A priest related to Princes William and Harry took a major step closer to sainthood when Pope Francis declared him venerable. Like St John Henry Newman, Passionist Fr Ignatius Spencer is considered one of the towering figures of the 19th-century revival of English Catholicism, often referred to by church historians as the “Second Spring”. The…
The beloved Mr Potato Head toy brand is set to become ‘Potato Head’ in a move which sees the brand “reimagined for the modern consumer”. Announced late last week, the company was quick to clarify that both the Mr and Mrs Potato Head characters would still be available to buy. “Hasbro is making sure all…
The Irish Jesuits this week made public the name of a former teacher and priest who abused boys while he was on the teaching staff of Dublin’s Belvedere College in the 1970s. In a statement, the Irish Province said the decision to name Joseph Marmion SJ “is being taken following engagement with a former pupil…