A US university has mishandled abuse cases

Large donation made from a single donor to embellish the entire Grotto area and to make it a place of silence and prayer.

Congregation treasurers have gathered in Rome

A conference exploring how clergy can address the legacy of the Troubles, organised by a group of local clergy in partnership with the Irish Churches Peace Project (ICPP), took place in Coalisland, Co. Tyrone last week. In a joint statement, conference hosts Rev. Andrew Rawding and Fr Paul Byrne, explained: “If you take a walk…

Pope Francis has led calls among Christian leaders for peace in Ukraine. As tensions were heightened this week with Russian troops becoming embroiled in its neighbour’s political situation, Pope Francis used his Angelus address last Sunday to urge peace in the country and for the international community to foster dialogue. Expressing the hope that “all…

The Irish Government has again failed to highlight anti-Christian persecution in an international forum, despite earlier calls for greater priority to the issue. Addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, Joe Costello, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, spoke on human rights, identifying “a number…

A Christian missionary detained in North Korea last year has apparently confessed to spying on the pariah state. Kim Jeong–Wook, a Baptist minister from South Korea, was last reported on the border of the North and China before he was detained and disappeared. Last week, during a television broadcast from the North, the minister appeared…

A priest engaged in issues of migration in Ireland has lamented a reported rise in racist attacks against minority groups here. Responding to new figures released by the Immigrant Council of Ireland this week revealing a jump to 44 incidents in January and February, over 5 in the same period last year, Fr Alan Hilliard…

Prayers for 80 victims buried together

Redemptorists host five-day candleweek