The European Parliament’s (EP) decision to adopt a resolution that denies the right to conscientious objection has “very serious consequences” for us all, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan warned. The EP voted June 24 to adopt the Matic Report, a resolution which also calls for abortion to be declared a human right, by 378 votes in favour…
A decline in numbers of the order in Great Britain and Ireland, and a desire to pool resources to promote vocations, prompted the “historic” decision. There are just 25 Capuchin’s left in Great Britain, no longer enough for it to be considered an independent province. There are 65 Irish Capuchin’s left – their average age is…
The Irish Catholic tv and radio critic has welcomed a decision by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to uphold a complaint against Newstalk over a lack of objectivity and impartiality in dealing with the pro-life point of view. Brendan O’Regan had complained that an item on the station on December 10 had treated a…
Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has tapped Fr Gareth Byrne to take over the key position overseeing the day-to-day running of diocesan administration. As Moderator of the Curia, Fr Byrne will be a key adviser to Dr Farrell and supervise diocesan offices and agencies on behalf of the archbishop. He replaced Msgr Paul Callan, a…
A Spanish social media ‘influencer’ who has millions of followers has expressed his pro-life position in several videos, saying “abortion is interrupting a life”. Naim Darrechi (19), who has 26 million followers on TikTok, said that “When a woman is pregnant, if she doesn’t take anything, if she doesn’t abort, the natural cycle is going…
The European Parliament voted Thursday in favour of a report describing abortion as “essential healthcare” and seeking to redefine conscientious objection as a “denial of medical care”. Members of the European Parliament, the EU’s law-making body, voted on June 24 by 378 votes in favour, 255 against and 42 abstentions, to adopt the text, known…
Reaffirming the principles that led the Vatican to severely limit private celebrations of Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the early morning, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the new archpriest of the basilica, said exceptions would be made for “groups with particular and legitimate needs”. In addition, requests by priests to celebrate alone, without a congregation, “may…
Priests must become more comfortable “pulpit sharing” and “less consumed by our individual parishes”, said Bishop Denis Nulty June 28. Announcing the appointment of priests for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, Bishop Nulty emphasised that “every one of our 78 priests in parish ministry or available for parish ministry is involved in the diocesan…
Pilgrims have been welcomed back to Croagh Patrick this year with an “ambitious project” which aims to extend access to the sacraments for the pilgrimage from Wednesday to Saturday this month, July 1-31. The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to this, the administrator of Westport Fr Charlie…
A Christian legal group said last Wednesday that its inclusion in a report claiming that “religious extremists” are seeking “to roll back human rights in sexuality and reproduction” is part of a “targeted smear campaign”. ADF International was responding to a report issued by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) ahead…
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