Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion, some of which include Catholic churches. Referring to US President Joe Biden by the Twitter handle…
St Paul’s Parish in Lisduggan, Waterford City celebrated 50 years of parish life May 7, with a Mass celebrated by bishop of Waterford and Lismore Alphonsus Cullinan. Bright May sunshine greeted parishioners and clergy, as well as the jubilee choir – formed from the three parish choirs – who under the direction of organiser Sean…
A Catholic archdiocese in Nigeria May 11 announced the death of a priest who was kidnapped in March. The Archdiocese of Kaduna said on May 11 that Fr Joseph Akete Bako died more than a month after he was seized on March 8, reported ACI Africa. Fr Christian Okewu Emmanuel, chancellor of the archdiocese, said: “It is with a…
Cyclists gathered in Dublin on Saturday, May 13, to begin their 310km cycle to West Cork to raise funds for Bro. Kevin and Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin. Bro. Kevin Crowley met the cyclists and wished them well for the journey ahead, which they completed Sunday May 14, finishing in Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Bro. Kevin’s…
The president of the German bishops’ conference has expressed his belief that Church teaching needs further development, in response to critique of the synodal path in that country. The statement came in the latest instance of epistolary exchange between Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg and Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver. “Our Church needs change in…
Thousands of Catholics across the island of Ireland celebrated the 105th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, with 515 public rosary rallies held May 14. Organisers the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) said the number of rallies is growing quickly, describing it as “a tsunami of graces for Ireland”. “You can…
Pope Francis to visit three cities in Canada in July The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will visit three cities in Canada during the last week of July. The Pope will travel to Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit on July 24-30, the Holy See press office said on May 13. The Pope had announced…
Irish delegations attended the canonisation of ten new saints, May 15, the Church’s first canonisation since that of St John Henry Newman and four others in October 2019. Religious and lay alike flocked to Rome to see male and female religious, priests and a lay man recognised for their lives filled with “small acts of…
President Higgins unveils St Patrick sculpture President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins unveiled a sculpture of St Patrick and King Laoighre in Sandycove, Dublin, May 6. President Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins visited Sandycove to unveil the newly installed piece of public art at Otranto Park. The standing stone sculpture, designed by sculptor Imogen…
A Catholic prelature in Brazil’s Amazon has decreed that its parishes will not accept donations from any person or company that displaces minorities or damages the earth. Bishop José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira of Itacoatiara has prohibited parishes, pastoral communities, groups and movements linked to the prelature – similar to a diocese – from receiving…
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