Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, renowned for championing the Traditional Latin Mass, died in Rome today, aged 88. The Colombian cardinal was president of the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei when Pope Benedict XVI published Summorum Pontificum, granting greater freedom to the celebration of the older Mass. He was known for leading attempts to reconcile traditionalist Catholics to…
Financial and economic decisions ranging from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence are ethical decisions that can be virtuous or sinful, a new Vatican document has said. “There can be no area of human action that legitimately claims to be either outside of or…
To be against abortion is not simply ‘a Catholic thing’, Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has said. In an appeal to voters ahead of the referendum, Dr Martin said, “the innate dignity of every human life is a value for the whole of society – for people of all faiths and none. It is rooted in…
Members of Fine Gael opposed to the Taoiseach’s push for abortion have appealed to the party faithful to vote ‘no’ on May 25. Members attended the pro-life rally in Dublin at the weekend. Spokesperson for the Chloe Kennedy, a member of the Young Fine Gael branch in Trinity College, “we want to send a clear…
Garry O’Sullivan Last Sunday, May 13, as the Pope was releasing his World Communications Day message on the theme ‘The Truth will set you free – Fake news and journalism for peace’, this newspaper was publishing an exclusive report online which exposed a fake sex slur story about seminarians in Rome which was published widely…
The only way to stop this extreme abortion law is to vote ‘no’ writes Benedict Ó Floinn By the time voters head to the polls on May 25, whatever one’s views about abortion, there will be little room for disagreement as to what the legal effects of the voters’ decision will be. Before the…
The international homelessness charity, Depaul, is celebrating the role, importance and ongoing contribution of volunteers in Ireland this week. National Volunteering Week (May 14-18) is being celebrated through a myriad of activities across Depaul’s more than 25 accommodation and outreach services for people experiencing homelessness across Dublin, Derry, Belfast and Dungannon. Depaul Director of Fundraising…
Opening a new US embassy in Jerusalem this week without resolving conflict in the region will have “extreme results”, according to a Catholic priest based in the West Bank. Violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers during fierce protests. International media reported that in Gaza, at least 52 Palestinians were killed, including five…
Threats to the lives of women do not need to be imminent for doctors to take necessary steps to protect them, a leading obstetrician has said. Dr Mary Holohan, a consultant obstetrician in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital has previously taken issue with the “false allegation” that doctors are prevented from treating seriously ill pregnant women, and…
South Africa’s bishops condemned an attack on a mosque near Durban in which a man was killed and another two injured. Mechanic Abbas Mohamedelo Essop died after his throat was cut in the attack on the mosque in Verulam, about 20 miles north of Durban. Three men armed with guns and knives set the mosque…