After a disputed incident in which more than 100 Palestinians were killed while attempting to access humanitarian aid in Gaza, Church leaders in Jerusalem have condemned what they described as a “wanton attack” and called for a ceasefire. In a March 1 statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem pointed to the February…
Vatican City (CNA) According to a media report, the Vatican intends to publish a new document on the subject of human dignity this month. As the Vatican correspondent reports in the Catholic newspaper “La Croix international” (online), Pope Francis has commissioned the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to do so. The authority, headed…
Geneva (KNA) According to a United Nations expert, religiously motivated hatred must be tackled comprehensively and at its social roots. The promotion of hostility based on religious beliefs is widespread and a driver of polarisation and conflict around the world, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, Nazila Ghanea, told the UN Human Rights Council…
Freiburg (KNA) Caritas Germany has criticised the dropping of aid over the Gaza Strip as a sign of poverty and symbolic politics. “Uncontrolled drops of aid are the worst form of aid. They in no way ensure that the weakened population actually receives the vital support and are therefore an indictment of poverty,” criticised the…
‘Distinct’ role of faith must be respected in policy The distinct role faith plays in the North must be respected in policy bishops and experts have said as a new poll shows that 80% of people in the North identify as Christian – compared with just 46% in England and Wales and 74% in the…
The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has said the upcoming referenda relating to the definition of family is “likely to lead to a weakening of the incentive for young people to marry” and has urged people to oppose the two proposed amendments to the Constitution in the March 8 referenda. In their statement, the bishops said…
Catholic-founded charities helped pave the way to assist the most vulnerable who were being rejected by local authorities for housing, according to the National Director for the ‘Housing First’ initiative in Ireland. Rob Lowth told The Irish Catholic that Fr Peter McVerry, who founded the Peter McVerry Trust, saw from a “very early time” the…
Decisions “have to be made” on the future structure of parish life, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said, as his diocese mulls alternating Mass venues, changing schedules and closing churches. In a letter to parishioners, the bishop of Waterford and Lismore warned that “we cannot avoid change” in parish identity, as there is a “lot more…
The Time to Reflect survey, commissioned by Irish Hospice Foundation to explore the impact of Covid on the experiences and perceptions of the Irish population in relation to dying, death, and bereavement during this time found that the Covid pandemic had a profound impact on people’s experience of death, dying and grieving. A total of 2,259…
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the GAA must do more to help boost the number of Catholics joining the PSNI. The Fianna Fáil leader told The Irish News that the sports and cultural body needed to be more vocal in encouraging Catholics into the police service’s ranks. He was speaking after meeting the Catholic Police…
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