Dear Editor, Congratulations to the bishops for leading young pilgrims to World Youth Day in Lisbon, an event which serves as a beacon of hope and unity, fostering the Faith among the youth of Ireland and beyond. It deserves recognition and celebration. World Youth Day holds profound significance for young people and provides them with…
The Vatican has commissioned a new investigation of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodality of Christian Life), a lay society of apostolic life founded in Peru. The investigation will be led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, assistant secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and an expert on sexual abuse, the Peruvian newspaper La…
Introducing: The Confession Box As freedom of speech and expression become more and more restricted in our world – the Confession Box provides a safe space where no subject is taboo and every voice gets a hearing. Join us on all major streaming apps or get in touch by emailing garry@gracecommunications.ie On this episode of…
KYIV BISHOP OPENS UP ABOUT WAR’S SPIRITUAL IMPACT Kyiv Bishop opens up about War With Russia’s full-scale invasion surpassing the 500-day mark, OSV News traveled to Kyiv to meet with Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, who shared his reflections on the war’s spiritual impact. Air raid sirens, soldiers’ funerals and…
Cardinal Reinhard Marx asked for forgiveness in the case of a German WWII massacre in Italy on the orders of a man who went on to become a bishop in Munich. Before he ascended to the rank of auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in 1968, Matthias Defregger wore a different uniform.…
Kimberley Heatherington Those who minister to, or are part of, the community of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have observed a noted shift with respect to them and their concerns in the working document for the Church’s forthcoming synod of bishops convened by Pope Francis. The working document, or Instrumentum Laboris, was released June 20…
Thomas O’Loughlin Hospitality is something we all know about. We have all experienced true, warm hospitality that puts us at our ease. Inhospitality has also left a trail in our memories. In Matthew hospitality is offered as a key to discipleship, and inhospitality is presented as the signal of failure in following Jesus. “I was…
Three Irish missionaries were recognised for the humanitarian assistance they provided to the people of Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s and ‘80s. At the invitation of Ambassador of Chile Ricardo Hernández, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins attended the ceremony in recognition of Fr Brendan Forde, Fr Desmond McGillicuddy and Fr Liam…
Judge dismisses Texas monastery’s lawsuit against Fort Worth bishop A Texas judge has dismissed a Carmelite monastery’s civil lawsuit against Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson. Without comment, Tarrant County District Court Judge Don Cosby, presiding from Fort Worth, issued a ruling June 30 granting the Fort Worth Diocese’s motion to dismiss the monastery’s complaint, which…
Tobias Winright My family and I moved to Maynooth from Saint Louis, Missouri, in the United States nearly a year ago. We had visited Ireland a dozen times during the past two decades, and we were attracted to the beauty of the Emerald Isle and the hospitality of its people. Also, although it had experienced…