A priest-turned-detective in East Cork tracked down an alleged collection box thief who is now in Garda custody. The priest became aware of the thief when he found cheques for annual church donations from another parish in his collection box Sunday January 24, according to The Sun. The cleric investigated using CCTV footage from cameras…
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said at a farewell Mass January 24 that the Church would remain a source of strength for Catholics in Belarus despite a change in leadership. The departing archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev also promised that he would remain an active bishop at the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary in the capital, Minsk.…
Simon Coveney has said that the Government will be bringing the findings of the mother and baby homes report to the attention of the Holy See. Responding to an enquiry submitted by Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns, which saw Ms Cairns asking for the minister’s views on whether the final report of the Mother and Baby…
Indian Jesuit Fr Stan Swamy marked 100 days in prison with a letter highlighting the cases of poor people languishing in jail who begin their trials without even knowing their criminal charges. Ucanews.com reported on January 25 that in his letter to Jesuit colleagues, the 84-year-old priest also expressed gratitude for the “overwhelming” solidarity of…
Pontifical Academy for Life say no to ‘vaccine nationalism’ The Pontifical Academy for Life has stressed the importance of overcoming “vaccine nationalism” so that everyone can have the opportunity of being vaccinated and nobody is left behind in the fight against Covid-19. A statement from the Academy warns that “faced with the very serious problems…
Cathedral soup kitchen feeds Seoul’s homeless The Seoul archdiocese is helping homeless people with a soup kitchen run out of Myongdong Cathedral. The energy and chemicals division of SK Group, the third-largest conglomerate in South Korea, is sponsoring the programme by supporting 1,400 packed lunches each week. Lunches are served to homeless people every Wednesday,…
A challenge by businessman Declan Ganley over Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions on religious services has been adjourned at the High Court to early next month
More than 2,700 healthcare professionals have signed an open letter stating that they are “gravely concerned” about the attempt to introduce assisted suicide in Ireland
The incoming Archbishop of Dublin has warned that the current push to legalise euthanasia sends a message that some lives are less valuable than others. Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell also said that what he described as a “vulnerable class” of people are going to suffer if the bill were to come into law. He called on…
The new Archbishop of Dublin has appealed to Catholics to put their shoulders to the wheel and join him in the work of revitalising the Church in the capital. In an extensive interview with The Irish Catholic ahead of his installation next week, Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell has also urged Catholics to bring their ideas to…
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