Judith Sudilovsky Cardinal-designate Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed the need to respect and protect the life and dignity of Palestinians during a July 10 visit to Jenin, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the city July 5. “I see another face of resilience. I see people suffering, people experiencing the consequences of…
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder last week of a teacher from Kentucky on the campus of the Catholic University of America. On July 5, 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson was shot and killed on the university’s Washington, DC, campus. The DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement this week that it had made…
Audrey Bryce Our modern world is often overwhelmed by external distractions so much so that we fail to find peace within our own minds. Director of Westminster Abbey Institute Claire Gilbert demonstrates the importance of self-reflection through her story of the late Julian of Norwich (1342–c. 1416) in her fictional biography, I, Julian, that was…
Deacon Greg Kandra The Sunday Gospel July 23 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 12:13, 16-19 Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 Rom 8:26-27 Mt 13:24-43 As a city dweller who is more familiar with steel and cement than weeds and wheat, I never really connected with this Sunday’s Gospel. I’m sure the people of Jesus’s…
An Aontú member who was targeted in a believed sectarian arson attack said it “could have killed me”. The car of Sharon Loughran, who is based in Newry, Co. Down, was set alight at about 3.15am on July 12. Ms Loughran said she was awoken to the sound of “an inferno” and looked out her…
Cardinal: Catholic universities must engage with AI Catholic universities must not recoil from the daunting risks of artificial intelligence but become proactively involved in its ethical development, said the head of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Catholic universities are obligated “to a delicate exercise of responsibility” in the “new historical era” represented by AI,…
Fr Nicholas (Jim) Irwin has been remembered as a “great support” and a “wonderful person” following his death last week. Following an illness, Fr Irwin, PP of Gortnahoe/Glengoole, Co. Tipperary, died peacefully surrounded by family. Offering his condolences Fr Seamus Bohan PP of Tynagh, Loughrea, Co. Galway said: “Sincere sympathy to the Irwin family on…
Bishop Doran criticizes use of cluster bombs The use of ‘cluster bombs’ is “immoral”, Bishop Kevin Doran has said after US President Joe Biden gave cluster bombs to Ukraine as they repel the Russian invasion. Bishop Doran affirmed Ukraine’s right to defend their people against Russian armed forces in a July 9 statement. However, there…
From this September on Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Ireland will celebrate Christmas, Easter and other major feasts on the same day as western Churches, it was announced on Sunday, July 16. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, who has responsibility for Ukrainian Catholics in Ireland and the UK, said he will support “our local churches in Ireland to…
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my reservations about the decision of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference to advocate for the decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use [The Irish Catholic – July 6, 2023]. While I understand the intention to address the complexities of drug addiction and support individuals, I believe this approach…