Faith leaders concerned over online censorship of religious speech YouTube’s blocking of a theologian’s talk on the Christian view of sex as a “content violation” raises serious concerns that “religious speech is being censored online”, San Francisco’s archbishop and Focus on the Family’s president said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed they co-wrote. “Today’s sexual…
Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin invited all parishes in the diocese to use the month of September for reflection on how the parish can be more welcoming to those who are slower to return to regular worship. Bishop Nulty made the invitation while speaking at Mass in Saint Conleth’s Parish in Newbridge on…
Pope Francis said Wednesday that hypocrisy within the Church is “particularly detestable.” Speaking at the general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on August 25, the Pope underlined that hypocritical behaviour damaged Church unity. “Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable, and unfortunately there is hypocrisy in the Church, and there are many hypocritical Christians and…
A priest described as a “simple son of Ireland” may be moving closer to being declared a saint with news that Church authorities are investigating a potential miracle attributed to his intercession. Tipperary man The Servant of God Fr Patrick Ryan ministered to those suffering with yellow fever in the US state of Tennessee in…
As a new exhibition on the founder of the Presentation Sisters opens in Cork, one of the co-creators said Venerable Nano Nagle is “unfairly overlooked” today. The Irish nun “dedicated her adult life trying to educate as many children as she could, to give them the best chance at having a better life”, Jessie Castle…
An Irish woman in Kabul is poised to leave the Afghanistan capital when the airport reopens, saying her family is “really worried” for her safety. Aoife MacManus, from Co. Meath, has been in the Afghan city for two years working in the primary education sector. She is one of a small number of Irish citizens…
The Catholic actor who portrays Jesus in the hit crowd-funded series The Chosen has revealed how handing his life over to providence lifted a weight from his mind. The show now has 250 million views online, but it is success that Jonathan Roumie does not take for granted. He met the Pope at the Vatican…
After young people gathered for Youth 2000’s hybrid summer festival, the bishops praised the “great hope” their enthusiastic return brings. The festival, which took place from August 13-15, was an occasion of “joy and energy”, said Bishop Fintan Gavin of Cork and Ross. “The physical gathering, particularly the healing service on the Saturday night –…
Actor Shia LaBeouf has been cast as Padre Pio for a film which will focus on the life of the Italian saint. Veteran actor Willem Dafoe is also set to receive a role in the movie. A former Disney Channel star, Mr LaBeouf, 35, recently appeared in a video with a group of Franciscans, as…
The Bishop’s comments come after the Press Association (PA) reported that a sectarian bonfire in Derry City is “held annually to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption”. The bonfire on Lecky Road, in the Bogside, was due to be lit August 15, coinciding with the Catholic Church’s celebration of the Assumption. The Bishop of…
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