San Francisco’s archbishop declared May 20 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not “to be admitted” to Communion unless and until she publicly repudiates “support for abortion ‘rights’” and goes to confession and receives absolution “for her cooperation in this evil”. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said he decided to make this declaration “after numerous attempts to…
Staff reporter Social Justice Ireland have warned that “flaws” in the Government’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis could lead to problems, as the cost of living crisis hits Ireland. Fr Sean Healy SMA, head of SJI, told The Irish Catholic that while the Government have taken a good, human rights approach to the Ukraine…
Madrid launches holy year in honour of St Isidore the Farmer Madrid has kicked off a holy year in honour of the 400th anniversary of the canonisation of its patron saint, St Isidore the Farmer. During the jubilee year, which will last until May 15, 2023, pilgrims can receive a plenary indulgence by praying at…
The Vatican hosted a virtual listening session with Catholics with disabilities May 19 as part of the Synod on Synodality process. People from more than 20 countries participated in the video call hosted by the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life on May 19, with some expressing concerns about experiences of discrimination and exclusion. A participant…
Religious sisters feel they can’t even be listened to respectfully, writes Garry O’Sullivan “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones,” William Shakespeare writes in Julius Caesar. “You would think we were evil” a source close to the Religious Sisters of Charity told The Irish Catholic…
Pentagon committed to understanding UFO origins Two top US defence intelligence officials have said the Pentagon is committed to determining the origins of what the US government calls “unidentified aerial phenomena” in the first public congressional hearing in more than 50 years concerning what are commonly known as UFOs. The two officials, Ronald Moultrie and…
Staff reporter A push to speed up the availability of abortion services in the North of Ireland has been dubbed “undemocratic” by pro-life group Precious Life. This comes after the British government’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis approved new powers allowing him to accelerate the widespread commissioning of abortion services, saying it was…
The US bishops’ chairman on international justice and peace May 19 lauded the government’s decision to ease sanctions on Cuba. “We commend the Administration’s renewed interest in restarting US engagement with Cuba. Recognising that points of contention remain between our two countries, Cuba’s punitive isolation has not produced the economic and social change that the…
A Catholic diocese and nuns are working to reduce the number of women who die in childbirth and the number of children who die young, and a hospital administrator said it does not take expensive technology. The Medical Missionaries of Mary run Mile Four Hospital for the Diocese of Abakaliki. Many of the sisters are…
New South Wales has become the sixth and final Australian state to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. Its legislation forces health care and elder care organisations with religious objections to allow the practice on their premises. “If a civilisation is to be judged by how it treats its weakest members, the New South Wales parliament…