Priests can’t just preach ‘confusion’

Pope Francis will elevate new cardinals during a consistory next February. The event, set for February 22, the feast of the Chair of St Peter, will allow the Pontiff to deal with the 14 vacancies in the College of Cardinals which will have opened up by then – and increased by two by the end…

United States – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is about to vote on its presidential successor to Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York (pictured). Between November 11 and 14, the conference members will gather for the autumn assembly and choose their new president and vice-president from a shortlist of 10 candidates. The candidates are:…

There will be no Christmas gifts under the tree this year for Rosamond Bennett, CEO of Christian Aid Ireland

South Korea –The 10th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches draws to a close on November 8 in Busan. Gathered this year under the theme ‘God of Life, Lead us to Justice and Peace’, some 3,000 delegates from 345 Churches and ecclesial communities engaged in ecumenical sessions and meetings. The Catholic Church’s official…

Fr Liam McKinney, based in Crossmaglen, Co. Down, is among of number of priests who have been robbed in recent weeks in a spate of often vicious attacks

Jesuit social justice campaigner nominated by Lord Mayor of Dublin

“Who among us has not experienced insecurity, loss and even doubts on their journey of faith? Everyone! We've all experienced this, me too. Everyone. It is part of the journey of faith, it is part of our lives. This should not surprise us, because we are human beings, marked by fragility and limitations. We are…

Jordan – The leader of the country’s arm of Caritas Internationalis has warned that the flow of refugees from Syria will overwhelm Jordan within four months. Already struggling to cope with migrants from Iraq and Egypt, Caritas Jordan director Wael V. Suleiman said that 70,000 Syrians are now crossing the border every month and that…

The head of a leading charity dealing with victims of child abuse has said that public perceptions of a typical offender have gone too far in pointing to the ‘priest abuser’. Speaking on RTÉ radio last weekend, Maeve Lewis, executive director with the One in Four charity said that while most abuse occurs within family…