Fr Brendan McGuire considers the intersection between ethics and industry Located in sunny Silicon Valley amongst the world’s biggest tech giants and startups looking to make a name for themselves, parish priest and former tech executive Fr Brendan McGuire contemplates the future of AI through a lens of faith. For the Irish native, who graduated…
“We are living at a moment of opportunity,” said Archbishop Francis Duffy during his installation as Bishop of Killala on April 26. “Structures and processes may change, but the mission remains constant: to proclaim the Good News of the risen Lord.” In his homily, delivered at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, Co. Mayo during the…
In light of a recent law legalising assisted suicide in New York, Catholic bishops urged Catholics to make end-of-life decisions prayerfully and with guidance from the Church. The updated pamphlet, “Now and at the Hour of Our Death,” is designed “to simply explain the moral principles of Catholic teaching with regard to end-of-life decision-making and…
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who has served as archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany since 2008, has instructed the priests and full-time pastoral staff in the archdiocese to introduce the controversial handout “Blessing Gives Strength to Love” as the basis of pastoral care. Priests who do not want to carry out such blessing celebrations for…
Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Ireland is inviting Irish eye-health practitioners to learn about global disparities in eye-care at their April 21 event at Rotunda Hospital, where ophthalmologists, optometrists, and ophthalmic nurses from around the world will share their experiences practicing in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and discuss Ireland’s role in the eye-care field abroad.…
Several bishops’ conferences around the world have echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call to pray for peace on April 11. During his “urbi et irbi” (“to the city and the world”) message on Easter Sunday, the Holy Father called for a prayer vigil for peace to be held Saturday at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.…
Beyond hopes for spiritual renewal and reconciliation in a country fractured by violence, Pope Leo XVI’s planned visit to Cameroon has sparked what the Archbishop of Bamenda describes as “an infrastructure miracle.” In a wide-ranging interview on PRC TV, Archbishop Andrew Nkea stated that the papal visit has served as an unmatched catalyst for socio-economic…
While Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff this week, Catholics and others across the continent watch with interest for what it reveals about the pope’s agenda and priorities for their region. One of those watching is Bishop John Niyiring of Kano, Nigeria, a fellow Augustinian and longtime friend of the…
President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the US-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.” Flying back to Washington…
As a ceasefire between the United States and Iran tentatively remains in place, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has sparked concerns from Catholic moral theologians about the safety of civilian populations if fighting resumes. Trump announced a ceasefire agreement on April 7, hours after threatening the annihilation of the “whole civilisation” of Iran if the country…