The Church should prepare to sell large numbers of Catholic schools to the State and use the money to strengthen remaining Catholic schools, leading commentator Maria Steen has said. Mrs Steen – a columnist with The Irish Catholic – and spokesperson for The Iona Institute has warned that the continued situation where the State is…
Albany’s Catholic bishop has called on New York Governer Andrew Cuomo to stop the ‘Death Star’ as he called a bill in the state legislature to expand current state law on abortion that has the full backing of Cuomo, a Catholic. “Although in your recent State of the State address you cited your Catholic faith…
The man who made a 2004 accusation of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick has said he is in disbelief after Cardinal Donald Wuerl told him he forgot about the allegation sometime after becoming Washington’s archbishop in 2006. Wuerl wrote to Washington, DC priests that “when I was asked if I had any previous knowledge of…
A government spokesman said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is open to dialogue with the country’s bishops, after the president recently suggested that citizens of the country kill the Church leaders. Tensions have increased between Duterte and the bishops as Church leaders have continued to condemn the president’s brutal war on drugs. Since Duterte’s rise to…
The stole worn by the late Bishop Edward Daly on Bloody Sunday is to be donated to the Museum of Free Derry. The vestment, along with a photograph of the teenage victim Jackie Duddy, which Bishop Daly kept on his desk for over four decades, will be formally given to the museum at a ceremony…
Some 350 people packed in to the historic Newman University Church on Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green on Monday night to hear Rod Dreher, author of The Benedict Option. Mr Dreher has been speaking all over the world about his New York Times bestseller. Mr Dreher calls on Christians to prepare for a new Dark Age…
Bishop Ray Browne launched Catholic Schools Week saying the strength “of our schools is that they’re local”, and the staff know local people and “respect their vision for their children”. The launch took place last week in Holy Family National School Rathmore. The week: Celebrating the Work of Our Local Catholic Schools, runs from January 27 to…
After reports of multiple deaths in violent protests over steep fuel price hikes in Zimbabwe, Archbishop Robert Ndlovu of Harare has called for restraint by the security forces and protesters. “Mature political leadership and a recognition of the need to work together for the common good” are essential, he said. Three people, including a police…
The spiritual directors have been confirmed for the annual Christian Solidarity Pilgrimages to the Holy Land organised by The Irish Catholic. This year will see two groups of pilgrims depart on the unforgettable trip to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. The first group will depart Dublin on October 1 led by Wexford-based priest Fr…
A renowned priest, author and teacher, said to have been an “inspiration to countless people”, has died this week. Kerry-born Fr Daniel O’Leary (82) was the author of 12 books and was a regular contributor to the Irish Furrow and The Tablet. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows’ College in Dublin and was…