ACP review challenges assertion Dublin priests turned ‘blind eye’ to abuse

Pope Francis is calling us to look at the world in a new way, writes Phil Lawler

John McAreavey speaks candidly of his shortcomings

Persecuted Christians around the world should serve as a warning to others to “become better, stronger Christians” a prelate in Iraq has said. In a message to Christians in the Western world, Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona of the Chaldean Archeparchy of Mosul, said that in the role he has held only since January of this…

Fr Raymond Murray welcomes latest revelations

Egypt – The Coptic community has accused security forces of running away as gunmen attacked a church on October 20. According to an eyewitness who was in an office overlooking the main entrance to the Church of the Virgin Mary in Cairo, when a gunman on a motorcycle began firing into a group attending a…

The executive summary of the ACP review of the Murphy Report

Pope Francis is proving a ratings winner for Italian broadcasters covering papal events. According to the state broadcaster, RAI 1, the Popeís noon Angelus alone has seen numbers jump by 250,000. Figures released show that numbers tuning in for the Angelus prayers have gone from 1.56 million in 2012 to 2.27 in 2013. Meanwhile, it…

Sunday service plan ‘solid and sensible’

Pope Francis has welcomed America's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Kenneth F. Hackett, who presented his credentials in Rome on October 21. Ambassador Hackett is a former president of Catholic Relief Services, the US bishopsí overseas relief and development agency, which he first joined in 1972. He retired as president of CRS in December…