Rare documentation of the Portuguese Inquisition with detailed information about the sentencing trials which took place 500 years ago have been digitised for the first time in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem’s National Library of Israel. The documents include printed versions of sermons preached by two priests at the…
Liam Fitzpatrick Six in ten rent increase notices brought to a housing charity between April and June 2022 were invalid under rent control legislation, according to the organisation’s report. Threshold, a charity whose aim is to secure a right to housing, particularly for households experiencing the problems of poverty and exclusion, analysed 364 requests from…
French parliamentarians warned that thousands of historic churches, many dating from the Middle Ages, will have to be sold or demolished unless government officials allocate resources to maintain them. “Like other Western countries, France faces questions over the future of its religious heritage given society’s growing secularisation,” a report for the French Senate said. “As…
Staff reporter Hollywood star Russell Crowe is set to star as the late Fr Gabriel Amorth, widely known as ‘The Vatican’s Chief Exorcist’, in upcoming movie The Pope’s Exorcist. Mr Crowe hit the headlines recently as he took in Rome on a holiday with family, including a trip to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine…
Pope calls for ‘covenant’ between humanity and environment Humanity can no longer ignore the cries of the earth that is suffering due to greed and the excessive consumption of its resources, Pope Francis said. In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, the Pope said the current climate crisis is a call…
Four men and women were invested as Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem last Saturday, July 23. Cardinal Seán Brady, Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Ireland of the Order, led the investiture ceremony in the chapel of St Patrick’s College Maynooth. Fiona Maire Kane, Helena Margaret Sheridan,…
The top representative of Europe’s Catholic bishops said the Vatican is changing its approach to the war in Ukraine because of the unlikelihood of a mediated settlement. He also praised the resilience of Ukrainians in withstanding Russian aggression. “Certain cultural ambiences can make us less sensitive to how things are seen in Ukraine. I myself…
After two years without, the Mass was celebrated in Rath cemetery, Co. Kerry, with Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne in attendance. The cemetery Mass was an annual event, but the Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to proceedings temporarily. The crowds turned up for the procession and social afterwards, enjoying the summer sun.
Maronite Catholic officials in Lebanon have denounced the detention of one of its bishops on the country’s southern border with Israel. The July 18 incident occurred at the border post of Lebanon’s General Security in the village of Ras Naqoura, at which Maronite Archbishop Moussa El-Hage of Haifa and the Holy Land was detained for…
Pope meets with Monaco royalty at Vatican Pope Francis interrupted his traditional July break to meet with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife, Princess Charlene, at the Vatican. According to the Vatican press office, the Pope met with the royal couple July 20 and spoke privately for 25 minutes. After their meeting, the…
Ruadhán Jones