Iona Institute NI have called the North’s assembly’s vote to ban pro-life work outside abortion clinics “diabolical”. Two thirds of MLAs voted in favour of the ‘Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill’ tabled by Green Party leader Clare Bailey, including the SDLP and Sinn Féin representatives. Areas The bill would establish areas outside clinics that…
A religious sister who has worked in Muslim-Christian dialogue in Nigeria has said that inter-religious dialogue is vital in defeating those who want to use religious differences in a divisive way. Terrorist attack Sr Kathleen McGarvey OLA was responding to a question about a recent terrorist attack in Norway and the murder of Catholic MP…
Archbishop Michael Neary said he forgives those who have wronged him and offered thanks to those who helped him make difficult decisions, in his last address as archbishop to the Tuam diocesan in-service. The prelate, who turned 75 in April and under Church rules was obliged to tender his resignation to Pope Francis, said he…
A prominent Anglican bishop, once touted as a potential future Archbishop of Canterbury, has entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the former bishop of Rochester, England, has joined the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Early reports indicate that Nazir-Ali could be ordained as a Catholic priest as…
The founder of The Chieftains and pioneering traditional musician, Paddy Moloney (83), was described as a person who had a profound devotion to St Kevin’s Church and someone who “loved to come to worship frequently with recently deceased parish priest Fr Oliver Crotty,” by Fr Eamonn Crossan, speaking during Mr Maloney’s Requiem Mass. Reflecting on…
St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican was the site of Conor McGregor’s newborn son, Rían’s, Baptism last weekend. The fighter’s family were said to have arrived at the Vatican in minibuses, entering through a door that leads directly to the Choir Chapel, where baptisms can take place inside the Basilica. It is often a lengthy…
The three seminarians who were abducted from their seminary in Nigeria’s Kaduna state have been released, the chancellor of the local Church confirmed. “Barely 48 hours after their kidnap, our beloved brothers were released by their abductors,” Fr Emmanuel Okolo, chancellor of the Diocese of Kafanchan, said in an October 13 statement. Fr Okolo conveyed…
An inquiry to the HSE has revealed that there are currently 402 GPs contracted to provide abortion in the Republic, a rise on last year’s figure. A paper published by the National Women’s Council earlier this year revealed that, as of April 2020, 373 GPs had signed contracts with the HSE to provide abortions, indicating…
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced on Tuesday that all religious worship and weddings can proceed at full capacity from Friday, October 22. However, mask wearing and other protective measures will remain in place. This is the first time Mass can be conducted at full capacity in the South since March 2020, while this has been…
Archbishop Eamon Martin said in a podcast that the Church has a responsibility to lead mature reflections during the centenary of partition. In a podcast organised by the church leaders’ group, the archbishop of Armagh added that “there were some people within my own community that criticised me” if he said anything about the year.…
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