Retired Pope Benedict XVI (94) has said he is conscious he will soon stand before the judgement of God as he answers claims that he mishandled abuse allegations during his time as an archbishop in Germany. In response on Tuesday to a recent report on sexual abuse cases in the German Archdiocese of Munich and…
Staff reporter Veronica Duffy who died recently, aged 88, was a co-director, with her husband Lauri, of Fatima Pilgrim Tours. Veronica spent most of the pilgrimage season in Fatima where she was a sanctuary-authorised pilgrim guide. She had a special devotion to the angels, and in her guided tour talks to the Irish pilgrim groups she always…
Many parishioners in rural Ireland are living in fear of being victims of crime in their own homes, priests have told The Irish Catholic. Concern has been heightened after a recent attack on Co. Sligo pensioner Tom Niland provoked shock and anger across the country. Gardaí say that Mr Niland, 73, was attacked and robbed…
Staff reporter Belfast-born boxer Carl Frampton has revealed that attending Mass with his former manager brought great comfort ahead of fights. The former two-weight world champion, from a Protestant background, admitted to not being “overly religious” during a recent event at Clonard Monastery as part of the Four Corners Festival. However, he said he values…
Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol are challenging the Good Friday Agreement, prominent historian Dr Eamon Phoenix has said. This comes following Paul Givan’s resignation as Stormont First Minister as part of the DUP’s escalating protest strategy against Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Dr Phoenix said power sharing “is very prone…
The Minister for Health has confirmed that the wearing of masks in churches has never been a requirement under statutory instrument – it has been public health advice. Last week in the Dáil, Minister Stephen Donnelly, in response to a question from Mattie McGrath TD, said that while the majority of public health measures have…
A fourth Anglican bishop in a year has been received into the Catholic Church. It was confirmed by the Church Times – an independent newspaper covering the Church of England – that the former bishop of Chester, Peter Forster, became Catholic last year. The three other Church of England bishops to become Catholic last year…
Following calls from the Irish Redemptorists for the Vatican to reinstate a priest removed from ministry, a theologian has raised concerns that he is still “at loggerheads with several important Church teachings”. Fr Tony Flannery CSsR was suspended from public ministry by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2012, with that dicastery…
The president of the Argentine bishops’ conference expressed sorrow and called for action on addiction after the consumption of contaminated cocaine claimed at least 23 lives and hospitalised dozens more in the low-income suburbs of Buenos Aires. Bishop Óscar concaine of San Isidro, conference president, tweeted February 2, “I am deeply moved by the death…
Staff reporter The Police Ombudsman has found “collusive behaviour” by police in 11 loyalist murders in the North, including the 1992 attack at the Sean Graham betting shop. A report by Marie Anderson also identified “significant” investigative and intelligence failures. She said it was “totally unacceptable” that police used informants within the Ulster Defence Association (UDA)…
Chai Brady