The Vatican’s child protection board said on October 16 that the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations and sanctions for abusers and their enablers as essential remedies. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors focused on the issue of reparations in its…
It’s fair to say that the world has been very fractured lately,” said celebrated musician Malachi Cush, who offers up a potential lifeboat for those feeling the weight of growing division, violence, and anxiety with his recent album Healing Sounds. The album, released on October 3, is Mr Cush’s seventh studio album and features a…
Catholic leaders in Nigeria have weighed in on a recent call by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for the Trump administration to redesignate Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC) over alleged Christian persecution. Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation in September that would require the Trump administration to adopt the…
On October 16, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also marked the 80th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation at its…
Fr Darren Brennan opened the doors of St Paul’s Parish Centre in Belfast and welcomed parishioners and community members to ask questions about the faith as part of a lay initiative for the Belfast Rosary Festival, which took place last week. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Fr Brennan shared that around 50-60 people attended the…
Czech Catholic bishops welcomed the results of the parliamentary elections on October 3–4, which saw a populist party win the most votes but fall short of a majority, while a far-left coalition that bishops had warned had an explicitly anti-Church platform failed to enter Parliament. The ANO 2011 party, led by billionaire former prime minister…
The US Catholic bishops sharply criticised the Trump administration’s recent approval of the generic abortion drug mifepristone, saying that women and children deserve better care. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug even as the administration is currently investigating the abortion drug for safety concerns. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
Pope Leo XIV released the first major document of his young pontificate on October 9, in which he called upon all the Christian faithful – especially Catholics – to “make their voices heard,” in decrying the sinful structures that contribute to poverty and make life for the poor even more miserable than it already is.…
The Archdiocese of Seoul announced that it has received authorisation from the Vatican to initiate the beatification cause of the priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea. According to the Vatican news agency Fides, Fr Leo Bang Yu-ryong (1900–1986) will be recognized as a servant of God. With this permission, the archdiocese will be able…
The first cardinal from the southern Philippines has decried what he describes as continued injustice against Muslim Filipinos who dominate part of Mindanao, which, for decades, has been stricken by poverty and war. Mindanao is home to an autonomous Muslim region, the Bangsamoro, where Muslims comprise around 91% of the population. “These injustices are not…