The decision by the UK Supreme Court to uphold the banning and criminalising of pro-life activities around abortion facilities has been condemned as a “travesty of justice” and as an attempt to silence the voice of the unborn by pro-life voices in Northern Ireland. The court was asked to review the validity of Northern Ireland’s…
Pope Francis has approved a new law strengthening the oversight of Vatican-related foundations and nonprofit organisations as well as detailing sanctions and clarifying existing norms on transparency, accountability and mandated compliance with anti-money laundering measures. The new law, which took effect December 8, applies to all legal “persons” or entities dedicated to a specific purpose…
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, whose philanthropic efforts on behalf of charities and educational institutions has spanned three decades, received the 2022 Spirit of Francis Award from Catholic Extension in New York. The native New Yorker was honoured for work in education, the arts, health care and peace initiatives in the United States and Ireland. In presenting…
For the second year in a row Nigeria has been left off of the US State Department’s list of countries that engage in or tolerate the world’s worst religious freedom violations, despite regular reports of kidnappings and killings of Christians, sparking outcry from members of a bipartisan government watchdog group. For more than two decades,…
Staff Reporter The works of a Ukrainian iconographer depicting images of “Christ under the fire of rockets” have gone on display in a Dublin church. Artist Ulyana Krekhovet’s iconographical works reflect on the staggering scenes she saw in Lviv as the war in Ukraine broke out. “It was important for me to show ichnographically everything…
Vatican holds thermal shirt drive for Ukraine The Vatican’s charity office is holding a drive to collect thermal shirts for people in Ukraine as they face an energy emergency amid the war. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Pope’s almoner, said December 5 that the charity office of the Vatican is “already stocking up” on thermal shirts…
One in 23 will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 One person in every 23, a total of 339 million people globally, will require some form of assistance in 2023, Irish charity Concern Worldwide have warned. The last year has been “devastating” for vulnerable and poorer communities around the world, with a 24% increase in the…
As parishes struggle to re-engage communities after the forced closure of churches during Covid-19 lockdowns, Bishop Tom Deenihan has said Christmas is a time to invite people who may have stopped coming back to the weekly worship. His comments come as Church leaders are increasingly concerned with a drop of as much as 50% in…
At a time when people struggle to feed their children and heat their homes, Westminster seems determined to impose “the undermining of the right to life of unborn children” Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin has said. Criticising Britain’s secretary of state for the North, Chris Heaton-Harris’ demand that officials fast-track the funding of abortion, the…
A report by a group of Irish NGOs that identifies Catholic patronage of schools as a barrier to topics such as abortion and gender identity being discussed in schools has been criticised by the Catholic Education Partnership. The report, which was submitted to the Council of Europe, was published on Friday by the Irish Observatory…
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