The views of a section of the Church, even if it is the view of many, is not the sense of the Faithful, writes Dr John Murray Last week’s edition of The Irish Catholic reports that the Dublin synodal report “says that ‘many were moved by the Spirit’ to call for the consideration of female…
Cardinal injured in 2021 earthquake hospitalised after Haiti accident Cardinal Chibly Langlois was injured in a traffic accident in Haiti on June 8, according to local media reports. The 63-year-old bishop of Les Cayes was reportedly not in critical condition but was taken to the hospital on June 8 for a possible broken arm after the incident…
Judith Sudilovsky After 10 years of systematic work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to the disabled and the elderly. The pandemic-related shutdown allowed for completion of work of the last, most sensitive mile of the historic stone alleyways of the Via Dolorosa – the Way of the Cross. It took years for…
Climber banned for faking Everest ascent reaches summit An Indian climber banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world’s highest mountain has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to “prove” himself. Narender Singh Yadav claimed to have reached the top of the world’s highest mountain in May 2016. But…
A Nigerian government official said June 9 that the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is suspected as the perpetrator of a massacre at a Catholic church last week that left dozens dead. “We have been able to see the footprint of ISWAP in the horrendous attack in Owo and we are after…
Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonisation of 81 Catholics, including priests, religious and laypeople who were martyred by communist forces during the Korean War. The Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonisation held its closing session June 7 for preliminary examination of 81 Servants of God, the title accorded…
Choral Festival returns to St Patrick’s Cathedral After a two-year postponement due to the worldwide pandemic, the fifth Dublin Choral Festival takes place this year on Saturday June 18, at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin at 8 pm. The theme is ‘Faith, Love, Song and Light’ and features a programme of classical, contemporary, and Celtic…
Pope urges Sicilian priests to be moral guides but to ‘drop the lace’ Pope Francis told priests and bishops from the Italian island of Sicily June 9 to be strong moral guides, and to update their art and vestments in conformity with Church reforms. “In Sicily, people still look to priests as spiritual and moral…
Dear Editor, One hears repeated reference to the notion of change of ownership of the Church. As written some commentary proposes to wrest the ownership from the ordained ministry and give it to the laity. However, one petition in the Sacrifice of the Mass, to wit, “look not on our sins but on the faith…
Staff reporter A new book on the Holy Land aimed at encouraging pilgrims to follow in the footsteps of Christ will be launched in Dublin next week. An Irish Pilgrimage Guide to the Holy Land by Editor of The Irish Catholic Michael Kelly explores a variety of themes, from an in-depth look at the important sites…