Pope Francis prays in front of the coffin of Cardinal Roberto Tucci during his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 17. Cardinal Tucci, best known for having managed the travel logistics of Pope St. John Paul II, died April 14 in Rome at the age of 93. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)
Courtney McGrail
Kenya’s Christians won’t give up – Bishop Makumba
The last the people of Kenya will do in the face of terrorist threats “would be to give up, to give up on ourselves, on anything” according to Nakuru’s Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba. Speaking in the aftermath of the massacre of 148 Christians at Garissa university, Dr Makumba said that while the atrocity was “very,…
Vatican Round-up
Accountability on the agenda as Boston bishop opens dialogue with C9 Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley has spoken to Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinal Advisers about accountability for bishops who mishandle cases of clerical abuse, according to Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi. Explaining that there had not been a formal presentation on the issue, Fr Lombardi…
Fota VIII international liturgy conference
St Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy is hosting the Fota VIII International Liturgy Conference in Cork from July 4-6 on the subject of the priesthood of the baptised, entitled ‘A chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation: Aspects of the Priesthood of Baptism’. The conference speakers over the weekend include Prof. Dieter Böhler, from Germany…
New graduates for Cork Scripture Group
Cork Scripture Group has celebrated its second graduation with 19 graduates from the parishes of Ballingeary, Bandon, Bantry, Drimoleague/Drinagh, Dunmanway, Kilbrittain, Newcestown, Schull and Timoleague completing the two year Diocesan Certificate in Biblical Studies. The group received diocesan certificates signed by Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross, who was unable to attend, but sent…
Derry schools answer food bank appeal
During Lent two schools in Derry City, St Cecilia’s College and St Joseph’s Boys, took part in the Mother Teresa Food Bank Programme; ‘If you can’t feed a hundred people then just feed one’. The Pantry Food Bank Project was set up in the city over two years ago by local Christian Churches and has…
Agree on lack of leadership
Dear Editor, I agree totally with Terry Healy (IC Letters 26/03/2015) about the lack of leadership from the bishops. When Bishop Kevin Doran tried to explain the teachings of the Church, he was made to apologise – by whom I wonder? Yours etc., Helen Gately, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
Turkey reacts angrily to Pope’s Armenia ‘genocide’ remarks
Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Rome and summoned the papal nuncio in Ankara to express its disapproval at Pope Francis’ reference to the death of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1918 as “genocide”. Speaking before concelebrating Mass for the Centenary of Armenian Martyrdom, Pope Francis greeted the…
Church must reach out to the violent in Congo
Brutal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must stop, and the Church can help by reaching out to those committing the violence, according to religious congregations working in the conflict-torn country. The congregations based in the Diocese of Butembo-Beni say in a joint statement that armed men in the northeastern area of Beni…