The US Supreme Court agreed to consider two legal challenges to Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, just weeks before it hears oral arguments in another major abortion case. Both the Biden administration and abortion providers had opposed the Texas Heartbeat Act, a law which went into effect September 1 and which restricts most abortions after detection…
Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe countries Pope Francis made an appeal for migrants on Sunday, urging the international community to stop deporting migrants to unsafe countries. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace, the Pope asked the Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray in silence…
Filming of vulgar music video in church forces archbishop to apologise Spanish archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves has asked for forgiveness after the filming of a music video, which included sensual dance scenes, took place within the church. Archbishop Chaves, of Toledo, was also forced to carry out a penitential act Sunday at the city’s cathedral…
Archbishop Eamon Martin has said that the Churches could have done more to aid peace and reconciliation in Ireland. Speaking at a service of reflection and hope in Armagh this morning (Thursday), Archbishop Martin referred to the centenary of partition saying: “When I look back on what happened on this island in 1921, like many…
Young Catholic immigrants coming from countries where there is more active lay participation in parishes have a vital role in shaping a renewed Church here, missionaries have said. Sr Kathleen McGarvey of the Missionary Sisters of our Lady of Apostles told The Irish Catholic that she is confident that Catholics from abroad who are making…
Bishop of Killala John Fleming will send a report to the Vatican outlining the views of Catholics in his diocese who want the Church to change on so-called “hot button” issues such as the ordination of women and the inclusion of gay people. Dr Fleming (73) gave the commitment as part of a listening process…
Fr John Joe Duffy warned that the Department of Marine has “stood over a legacy of decimating the fishing industry” and “hard-working fishing families”. Speaking at the launch of the documentary The Fisher’s Voice, Fr Duffy called the department “the anti-fishing department” due to its legacy of decimating the fishing industry. “But they’re not just…
Ireland’s Catholic leaders have urged for constructive collective discernment to be used across Ireland’s dioceses as the Church in Ireland commences its two-year Synodal Pathway, which will eventually lead to a National Synodal Assembly in Ireland. Speaking at the launch of a We Are Church online event on the National Synodal Assembly, Bishop Paul Dempsey…
The recent Budget continues to neglect the needs of “people and families”, prominent economist Professor Ray Kinsella has said. “Social capital…these days is actually far more important than financial capital,” Prof. Kinsella told The Irish Catholic, noting that Ireland has no “social-economic core” to the Budget. Prof. Kinsella’s comments come amid claims that the most…
The Catholic MP Sir David Amess who was murdered last week has been remembered as a “dedicated, warm” man who was involved in pro-life causes of all kinds. Sr David (69) was stabbed to death by a suspected terrorist in a church in Southend West in Essex, England, during a constituency surgery. Member of the…
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