Seleka rampages through Bocaranga
Paul Keenan
Msgr Scarano faces laundering charges
Vatican accountant Msgr Nunzio Scarano (pictured) has been further charged as a result of an investigation into his financial activities. Having already faced a court in Rome in connection with his 2013 arrest in relation to the alleged smuggling of €20 million, Msgr Scarano, who worked for the Administration for the Patrimony of the Holy…
Opus Dei beatification
The Vatican has announced that the beatification of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, first successor to Opus Dei founder St Josemaria Escrivá. The late prelate, who led Opus Dei form 1975 until 1994 will be beatified in Madrid, Spain, this September 27 during a ceremony presided over by Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for…
‘We’re clear in the values we work from’
Challenges for Catholic education in 2014
‘Ethos matters’ in a changing sector
NI Catholic schools await sweeping changes
Galway stem cell centre receives cautious welcome
A leading biotechnologist in Ireland has offered a cautious welcome for the newly opened stem cell manufacturing centre at NUI Galway. Responding to news that the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI) had received its approval from the Irish Medicines Board to commence production of adult stem cells for research purposes, Professor Martin Clynes of…
Down Syndrome intern in Vatican Radio first
The mother of a young Irishman who became the person with Down Syndrome to intern with Vatican Radio has urged other parents to “reach for the stars” after her son’s experience. Speaking to The Irish Catholic after her son, Michael, ended a successful placement with the Vatican’s media network, May Gannon said “we never, as…
Drummer speaks of his rock ‘n’ roll redemption
A drummer with one of Britain’s leading rock bands of the 1970s has written of his dramatic discovery of his Catholic faith. Terry Chimes, a founding member of the influential group The Clash, also lent his talents to other leading rockers of the day, including Billy Idol and Black Sabbath. Now, in his autobiography, Chimes…
Campaigners urge end to Pope’s ‘peace doves’ releases
Call comes after doves snatched by predators
Pope’s ‘prison fans’
Despite concerns, and at least one warning, Pope Francis appears to have won the hearts of at least two Italian mobsters. According to a leaked recording of a bugged conversation between two mafia leaders at a prison in Milan, both Salvatore Riina (pictured), a leading member of the Cosa Nostra and Alberto Lorusso of the…