Argentine priest is Pope Francis’ new personal secretary Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 17 announced that Pope Francis has appointed a priest from the Buenos Aires Archdiocese, Fr Daniel Pellizzon, 40, to act as his personal secretary. Fr Pellizzon will replace Fr Gonzalo Aemilius in the position. Archbishop García said…
US bishops warn against changing definition of brain death The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and a key Catholic bioethics group are both warning of a potential rewriting of US law to broaden the definition of brain death, a revision they claim relies on “deficient medical criteria”. The USCCB and the National Catholic…
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem – Lieutenancy of Ireland gained 12 new members at its annual investiture ceremony on Saturday, July 22. The four dames and eight knights were invested by the order’s Grand Prior Cardinal Sean Brady GCHS at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth. In attendance were Mr Sami El-Yousef,…
The Vatican has commissioned a new investigation of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodality of Christian Life), a lay society of apostolic life founded in Peru. The investigation will be led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, assistant secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and an expert on sexual abuse, the Peruvian newspaper La…
The man tasked with transforming the Church’s approach to child protection has warned that Irish society will continue to fail vulnerable children unless we learn lessons from past mishandling of abuse. Ian Elliott, who as head of the National Board for Safeguarding Children, was credited with transforming the culture of accountability around abuse and ensuring…
Updated regulations which force schools in the North to toe the line on how they teach children about abortion have been described as a “very serious restriction” against religious liberty. Based in Belfast, Liam Gibson, who is the Legal and Policy officer for SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) told The Irish Catholic…
Senior management at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) have remained tight lipped over staff concerns about a suspended recruitment process. The college has refused to respond to repeated queries from The Irish Catholic as staff said they were “frustrated” that they had little opportunity for input into the recruitment process for a new head of theology.…
Ireland must use its “moral authority” to speak up for persecuted Christians, politicians have said, urging the Tánaiste to raise the issue at September’s UN Assembly. Ireland must lend its voice to calls to end Christian persecution, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan told The Irish Catholic. His comments come after representatives of…
An Irish charity has urged the Government to call ambassadors of countries where persecution of Christians is prevalent before an Oireachtas committee and challenge them on their record on religious freedom. Church in Chains, a charity that fights Christian persecution, said politicians should call the ambassadors of China, India, Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan to attend…
Abuse allegations against Catholic clergy and religious in the US declined last year, but challenges remain regarding protecting vulnerable adults and ensuring online safety, according to the US conference of Catholic bishops (USCCB). On July 14, the USCCB’s Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection released the ‘2022 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the…
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