Brandon Scott Sr Mary Kevin O’Higgins, the daughter of politician Kevin O’Higgins who was assassinated by anti-Treaty members while journeying to Mass in Booterstown, Dublin, passed away last week at the age of 98. Born in Government Buildings on the June 7, 1923, Sr O’Higgins was four years of age before tragedy struck her family…
The priest of Westport parish in Co. Mayo has said there was a “very strong spiritual element” on the day broadcaster Charlie Bird ascended Croagh Patrick as part of his charity fundraising campaign on Saturday. Fr Charlie McDonnell said he was with Mr Bird when he heard the news his campaign had raised €2 million,…
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in an interview published on last week that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is “not set in stone” and “one is also allowed to doubt what it says.” The cardinal made the comments in a seven-page spread in the March 31 edition of the weekly current affairs magazine Stern, reported CNA Deutsch. Cardinal…
A group of young Catholic musicians and a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal have collaborated to produce a praise and worship album. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, singer Ruth Hogan said they had a desire to create their own Irish praise and worship sounds, as much of the current offering comes from America or…
A former Vatican official facing charges of extortion and abuse of office related to a controversial London property deal said he was acting under obedience in his role and made no decisions without approval from his direct superior, Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra. Msgr Mauro Carlino, who served as secretary to then-Archbishop Angelo Becciu, when he…
An Arab Christian police officer was one of five killed by a Palestinian gunman in a suburb of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv March 29. The attack took place that evening in Bnei Brak, one of the country’s most populous ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas. One of those killed was Christian police officer Amir Khoury, a…
A local community in Gougane Barra has taken issue with the proposed nearby building of Cork’s biggest wind turbines, close to the picturesque St Finbarr’s Oratory. An Bord Pleanála gave the controversial project a green light in February after it had been refused planning permission by Cork County Council because of the negative impact the…
Catholic priest abducted after Sunday Mass in Nigeria A Catholic priest of the Diocese of Minna in Nigeria was among 45 people kidnapped after Mass March 27. The Nigeria Catholic Network reported that on the morning of March 27, assailants abducted villagers along with Fr Leo Raphael Ozigi, a priest of St Mary’s Catholic Church in the…
Staff reporter Pre-packaging claims as “rights” can be used to shut down debate and deny the chance to “discern” the validity of the claims, Senator Rónán Mullen has said. This comes after senators took issue with Senator Mullen’s reluctance to use the term “transgender rights” during an Order of Business debate. Senator Mullen took to…
The verdict in the closely watched trial of a Finnish Christian MP was announced March 30. A court in Helsinki dismissed all charges against Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, and Juhana Pohjola, a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, after a free speech trial that drew international attention. The court said in…
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