Church in Costa Rica must pay $100,000 to abuse victim A lower court in Costa Rica ruled that the Catholic Church in the Central American country must pay about $100,000 to a victim of sexual abuse committed by a former priest. The judgment will be appealed. According to a local media report, on August 23…
Staff reporter Jack Gleeson, one of the stars of hit series Game of Thrones, tied the knot with actress and comedian Róisín O’Mahony, in the Glen Church, Ballinskellings, Co. Kerry. The simple pre-wedding ceremony – the couple will marry in London – was led by Fr Patsy Lynch, August 26, who praised the “humble” power-couple.…
An Australian court August 24 ruled that a man can sue the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and Cardinal George Pell for nervous shock over the alleged sexual abuse of his late son. The man is the father of a former choirboy, who prosecutors alleged had been abused by Cardinal Pell. His son died from an…
Participants will face a packed agenda and heated debate at the upcoming fourth plenary assembly of the Synodal Path reform project on the future of the Catholic Church in Germany. At their meeting September 8-10 in Frankfurt, the approximately 230 delegates will discuss 14 papers, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. These include texts…
Pope meeting off as patriarch cancels Kazakhstan visit Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who was expected to meet Pope Francis at the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, will not attend the interreligious gathering in September, a senior Russian Orthodox bishop said. Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox…
Dear Editor, I was touched by the story of Tommy in the column by Fr Martin Delaney [The Irish Catholic – August 11, 2022]. It reminded me of a poem which I shall share at the end and of the Prodigal Son experiencing the love of his father through his father’s tears and warm embrace…
Staff reporter Irish bishops have paid tribute to “kind and gentle pastor” Bishop Séamus Freeman SAC, former bishop of the Diocese of Ossory, following his death over the weekend. Apostolic administrator of Ossory, Bishop Denis Nulty said Bishop Freeman served the Church “faithfully for many years” including in his worldwide leadership of the Pallotine Order…
Catholic nuns from a missionary order in the Philippines have denounced a criminal charge accusing them of financing terrorism and violating the country’s anti-terrorism law. Ucanews.com reported the nuns from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines issued a statement August 18 to denounce the criminal charge filed by the Department of Justice. The nuns termed…
Lima, Amid a political crisis in which the president, his wife and members of her family are accused of corruption and taking bribes, Peru’s bishops have called for dialogue and a commitment to uphold democratic institutions. At a news conference August 18, the bishops issued a statement calling for “an urgent and creative solution” in the face…
Francisco Moreno Barrón, the archbishop of Tijuana, Mexico, across the border from metro San Diego in the United States, condemned the 20 attacks carried out in several towns in the state of Baja California. The archbishop issued an August 13 statement regarding the public transportation vehicles set on fire by armed men on the afternoon…