Dear Editor, Leaflets headed ‘A Prayer for Ukraine’ are being distributed around our churches, but I think they are misleading. The Catholic Church is a universal Church, so surely we should be praying for both Ukraine and Russia. God has no favourites. He loves us all and we should be following his example. In a…
Seán Ryan ‘And Finally…’: A Journalist’s Life in 250 Stories Paddy Murray (Liffey Press, €14.95) The late Paddy Murray (who died last month) spent 46 years at the coalface of Dublin journalism, producing from a rich vein of Irish life the golden ore of stories which earned him the ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ award in 1975…
This is a translation of St Patrick’s Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus where the saint excommunicated Coroticus and his followers because they had taken some of Patrick’s converts into slavery while raiding in Ireland. I declare that I, Patrick, – an unlearned sinner indeed – have been established a bishop in Ireland. I hold…
Our Lady of Fatima shrines asked to pray for Russia’s conversion Our Lady of Fatima shrines worldwide were asked to unite in prayer for the conversion of Russia on Sunday. The appeal was made by Father Andrzej Draws, rector of the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima in Krisovychi, western Ukraine, following the full-scale Russian…
Staff reporter The Aontú representative for East Derry has criticised exclusion zone legislation which aims to ban protests or vigils outside abortion facilities as an “attack on free speech”. Aontú’s Gemma Brolly said that the legislation, introduced by Clare Bailey of the Green Party and supported by the UUP, Sinn Féin and the SDLP, also…
Cardinal Bo fears ‘nightmare scenario’ of nuclear holocaust Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said on Friday that the “nightmare scenario” of a global nuclear holocaust was “becoming a possibility” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The leader of the Catholic Church in strife-torn Burma said in a March 4 message that the world was on the brink of “self-annihilation”.…
Pope Francis said the Vatican “is ready to do everything to put itself at the service of peace” in Ukraine. “Rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine,” the Pope said March 6 as he led thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in praying for peace after reciting the Angelus. Pope Francis said…
In our current age of increasing political polarisation it is increasingly difficult to argue fruitfully, writes Dr Philip Gonzales If it is our conviction that Christianity — rooted in Christ the enfleshed Word of the Father — is true, and that this truth of love must be carried forward in service to our hazy, nebulous,…
The Catholic bishops of Florida praised the state Legislature for passing a measure to prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. H.B. 5 also includes provisions to improve infant health and analyse and reduce foetal and infant mortality. “While we continue to look forward to the day when the full protection of unborn life is…
As Catholic officials in Tigray continue to call for meaningful peace talks and an end to atrocities and the humanitarian aid blockade, an international refugee organisation is warning that Eritrean refugees in the northern region have nowhere to run. Refugees International, a global organisation advocating for displaced and stateless people, said in a report released…