Pope’s reminder of the source of salvation Only God’s infinite mercy can bring us salvation, Pope Francis said in his Easter message. Describing the world as “full of persons suffering in body and spirit”, with the daily news full of stories of brutal crimes and large-scale armed conflicts, the Pope said “the risen Christ points out paths of hope to beloved…
Pope Francis has appealed to Pakistan’s government to take steps to ensure the safety of the country’s Christians and other minorities. The Pope’s appeal came the day after a terrorist bombing in the Punjab provincial capital Lahore killed at least 70 people and injured more than 300 who were spending Easter afternoon in a public…
Hope still for kidnapped Salesian priest The Austrian cardinal who said in an Easter Vigil homily that the kidnapped Salesian priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil had been crucified in Yemen on Good Friday has since rowed back on his claim. After speaking to Church leaders in the region, Vienna’s Cardinal Christoph Schönborn stated that he believed “there is still hope”, and…
This Easter was a very special one for the people of Burma (Myanmar), Yangon’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has said in an Easter message. Celebrating the outcome of the November 2015 elections, and the election of the country’s first non-military president after 50 years of military rule, he said “Easter breaks forth like a river…
Croatian soldiers serving in the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo attend Easter Mass on March 27 at St Nicholas Church in the town of Janjevo, Kosovo. CNS
“The security situation now seems out of control and people are forced to live in an atmosphere of fear” Exclusive Irish missionaries working with the beleaguered Christian minority in Pakistan have said a recent upsurge in violence has heightened fears and left the community extremely vulnerable. At least 72 people were killed and over 300…
A leading priest-theologian has hailed the role of Catholic education in helping Catholics in the North overcome decades of employment discrimination. Fr Niall Coll, who lectures at St Mary’s University College in Belfast, told The Irish Catholic that “Catholic education in the North can be rightly proud of its role in helping young people from…
A Belfast woman who raised concerns about the suspected British army killing of her father with Pope Francis, said he responded to her more quickly than PSNI officers investigating the case. Patricia McVeigh believes her father Patrick McVeigh was shot dead by members of the British army’s Military Reaction Force (MRF) in May 1972. She…
Pope calls for migrants to be allowed cross borders Pope Francis has called on political leaders to allow migrants enter their countries. Speaking before 40,000 people at his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square, he said, “I like to see leaders who open their hearts and their doors” to the many migrants fleeing their countries. Recalling our many “brothers and sisters who…
A former government minister has criticised the State after the Diocese of Elphin confirmed it was forced to pull out of a local family life centre to guarantee future funding. Dr Martin Mansergh, who also served as special adviser to successive Taoisigh said it “is sad when the State withdraws financial support for work that…
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