The Pope received US President Joe Biden and according to the US President, the Pontiff referred to him as “a good Catholic”. Biden was in Rome for the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit. He met with Pope Francis for 75 minutes on Friday, during which they did not reference abortion, a topic that…
Chinese authorities have kidnapped Catholic Bishop Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, according to reports emerging from China. The Vatican confirmed Bishop Shao to lead the diocese in September 2016, following the death of his predecessor, Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang, who was imprisoned for 16 years. The 58-year-old prelate was taken by authorities “on vacation,” adding that…
Cardinal Raymond Burke has maintained that Catholic bishops have a “sacred duty” to apply canon law by advising pro-choice politicians not to receive Holy Communion. Issuing a 2,800-word statement Cardinal Burke recalled his efforts to persuade Catholic politicians to defend the lives of unborn children while serving as the bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and…
Pope Francis donates €145,000 to Catholic Church in Syria Pope Francis has donated approximately €145,000 to the Catholic Church in Syria for its charitable work with the poor. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation of the Eastern Churches, announced that each of the country’s 17 ecclesiastical circumscriptions would receive roughly €8,500. The 77-year-old Argentine…
The State Claims Agency received reports on 94 incidents related to adverse effects of Ireland’s abortion legislation since it came into effect in 2019
To believe in Jesus means to follow him and avoid going “the opposite way”, following one’s own interests and inflating one’s own ego, Pope Francis said. Similarly, when Christians see one of their brothers or sisters has strayed, they must be humble, gentle and compassionate, the Pope said November 3 during his weekly general audience…
Pope Francis received US President Joe Biden Friday, in what was the president’s first official trip to the Vatican since his inauguration. The private meeting is the longest to take place between the Pope and a head of state, lasting an unusually long 75 minutes. President Biden is said to have thanked the Pope for…
Chai Brady and Brandon Scott Catholic schools should focus on celebrating the saints “instead of the demons” during Halloween parties according to a Rome-based professor of theology. Fr Richard O’Connor, a priest of the Diocese of Kerry who teaches in the Pontifical Angelicum University, told The Irish Catholic that he believed that dressing up as devils, witches…
Priests around the country expressed relief as limits on capacity at churches were lifted last Friday, October 22. However, some priests added that people are still “wary and cautious” as cases continue to remain high. “Life is good again,” said Fr Tom Walsh of Gurranabraher, Co. Cork, adding that “we’re doing what we’re supposed to…
One of Ireland’s leading psychiatrists has warned that interventions by Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, risk triviliasing the experiences of people who are mentally-ill. Prof. Patricia Casey told The Irish Catholic that she was worried that the couple’s high-profile role and comments about mental health risk making people think that…
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