Pontiff presented with new catechism by Veritas Director

Former prelate still wanted for questioning

Annual national pilgrimage on Sunday, July 27

The Catholic Church and Church of England will ‘do battle’ this September, but only to decide whose cricket team is best on the field of play. On September 17, the Vatican St Peter’s team will travel to England’s Kent County Cricket Club at Canterbury Cathedral for a match fixture against a team drawn from members…

No decision yet on the inclusion of county homes

Dozens of Catholic schools in Dublin face closure within two years unless a funding crisis is urgently addressed, the Church has warned. Anne McDonagh, director of the Dublin Archdiocese Education Secretariat, told the Oireachtas Committee on Education that a “significant percentage” of its 446 primary schools were at risk of shutting down because of cuts…

Bishop Denis Nulty has urged parishes to highlight the importance of farm safety following a huge increase in fatal farming accidents this year. The Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin told The Irish Catholic that farm safety was “critical in my opinion”, with 13 farm accidents so far in the first six months of this year,…

The Church has an opportunity to do more for crime victims

Church leaders in Iraq have pleaded with the west not to turn a blind eye as Christians face annihilation amidst extreme sectarian violence and intimidation. The dramatic call comes as for the first time in 1,600 years, the Eucharist has not been celebrated in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul due to the takeover of…

The Vatican insists Church teaching is not up for debate