Ireland’s national synodal synthesis, sent to Rome in August, is “very revealing and very disturbing”, the bishop of Waterford and Lismore has said. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan warned that a number of things challenging Church teaching emerged from the “rushed” synodal process. He added, however, that the synthesis is helpful as it shows the “serious fault-lines…
Prominent Irish missionary Fr Shay Cullen has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for being “like an extension of colonial control”. The Columban missionary called the IMF, a United Nations agency and international financial institution, the “great lender and debt collector for the rich nations and banks that lend to poor countries”. “It’s like an…
Staff Reporter A memorial to those who died during the pandemic and the carers has been unveiled on the slopes of Slieve Patrick in Co. Down. The stone of commemoration and thanks was blessed by the custodian of Slieve Patrick and parish priest of Saul – where St Patrick first came ashore on his missionary…
The ‘March for Life’ taking place in Dublin on Saturday September 17 has been described by organisers as a “particularly important event” as it coincides with the three-year review of the abortion law nearing its end. Autumn Lindsey, spokesperson for Students for Life of America and Rachel Mackenzie, the well-known media contributor on abortion from…
Chai Brady and Ruadhán Jones Young Irish priests have expressed their hurt at being characterised as “rigid” in the national synodal synthesis sent to Rome recently. The synthesis, which identified key themes emerging from nationwide consultation, made one mention of younger priests, saying: “some participants were concerned that some younger priests are very traditional and…
People on low incomes and in rented homes are going to be “tortured” this winter with energy bills and the increased cost of living, according to Fr Peter McVerry SJ. Following the record high numbers of people availing of emergency accommodation reported by the Department of Housing on Friday and the extreme price hikes for…
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFRs) invite all to come and enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee at their St Pio Café in Galliagh, Co. Derry. Located beside St Joseph’s Church, Fr Charles of the Derry Franciscans said that their goal is to reach out to everyone, “to those who we’re not…
Staff reporter Fr Eamonn Conway has been appointed the Professor for Integral Human Development at the University of Notre Dame Australia. A priest of Tuam archdiocese and heading Theology and Religious Studies at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick until recently, Prof. Conway will be relocating to Perth to take up his new role in October.…
Staff Reporter One of the Pope’s key advisers organising the unprecedented synod consultation process has insisted that what is needed is a change of attitude, not a change of doctrine. Chairman Jesuit Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, who is serving as chairman of the synod, insisted at a Vatican press conference on Friday: “I am not in…
Staff reporter Jack Gleeson, one of the stars of hit series Game of Thrones, tied the knot with actress and comedian Róisín O’Mahony, in the Glen Church, Ballinskellings, Co. Kerry. The simple pre-wedding ceremony – the couple will marry in London – was led by Fr Patsy Lynch, August 26, who praised the “humble” power-couple.…
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