Thousands of pilgrims from across the island of Ireland gathered at Knock Shrine last Saturday, July 18, to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Knock Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland. “This anniversary has reminded us that the true legacy of the Basilica is found not only in its remarkable architecture, but in the…
Over 30 young people from across Clogher Diocese gathered at St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, Monaghan, for the recent ‘Carlo Camp 2026’, a three-day summer camp rooted in faith and organised by Clogher don Óige, the youth and young adult ministry group in the diocese. The camp is inspired by St Carlo Acutis’ life and witness.…
The Occupied Territories Bill, which passed in the Seanad last week, “in its current form does not go far enough,” said Trócaire. Trócaire is a member of the Occupied Territories Bill coalition and has worked alongside civil society partners for many years to push for the Bill since it was put forward by Senator Frances Black…
“I would appeal to lay people not to be clerically minded,” Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said, urging Catholics not to believe they must imitate the work of a priest in order to take part in the Church’s mission. “Do not think that you have to mimic what the priest does in order to be effective…
A small Catholic community in southern Pakistan is celebrating the legacy of late Belfast priest Fr Brendan McMullan, who passed away in 2024. A significant amount of money from Fr McMullan’s estate was donated to the construction of the first permanent church in the community of Golarchi, Badin. The church was opened and blessed on…
There are many people, and it is raining hard; we cannot stand in the open”, so states Ezra 10:13 in the Old Testament. Similarly, in 1971, Msgr James Horan, looking out from the sacristy in Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo, at the thousands of pilgrims in the pouring rain, “came to the conclusion that we would have…
France’s bishops are strongly criticising a “radical choice” made by French lawmakers to legalise “assisted dying.” A watershed vote by the National Assembly July 15 legalised assisted dying, including euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille and president of the bishops’ conference, lamented that “members of parliament have enshrined in…
Catholic leaders and immigrant advocates called for prayer, accountability and compassion after two fatal shootings involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in less than a week, incidents that have prompted protests in Maine and Texas. In Maine, 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was shot and killed by an ICE officer July 13 while driving…
Amnesty International UK has expressed regret for releasing a report that included the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) and many Christian and Catholic organisations on a list of “anti-rights” organisations. The report, titled A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK, was published last week and immediately caused a furor as…
Panama’s Catholic bishops have questions about a controversial river dam project that could disrupt the lives of thousands in the Central American country. The project proposes to expand the availability of water for both human consumption and the operation of the Panama Canal. Advanced by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and fully backed by the…
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