Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín called restrictions on attendance to funerals “illogical and inhumane” after the Government confirmed only 25 may attend. As part of the decrease in restrictions, public worship is allowed with a max attendance of 50, while funerals remain limited to 25 people. TD Peadar Tóibín told The Irish Catholic that the restrictions…
On the same day that Pope Francis approved the beatification of 127 Catholics killed in Spain in hatred of the faith in the 20th Century, a hashtag calling for Catholic priests to be burned was trending on Twitter in Spain. Twitter permitted the hashtag #FuegoAlClero, meaning ‘Burn the Clergy’, to trend online in Spain November 24,…
The French bishops’ conference announced last Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling a proposed 30-person limit on public Masses during Advent “unacceptable.” In a statement issued November 27, the bishops said that they “have a duty to ensure the freedom of worship in our country” and therefore would…
A bishop has called for prayer for Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona who died last week after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona is regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, and was recognised by FIFA as one of two Players of the Century. After Maradona’s death,…
Cardinal Vincent Nichols urged the UK government to reconsider a proposed cut to its foreign aid budget. In a letter to MPs released November 26, the president of the bishops’ conference of England and Wales expressed concern at the proposed cut in overseas aid from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5%. “In today’s figures…
Pope thanks Argentinian women’s network for pro-life commitment Responding to a letter sent by the women’s network Mujeres de las Villas, the Pope offers his “sincere thanks” for their work. Since 2018, the network has been fighting for the protection of the unborn, especially in the working-class neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires. In particular, the signatories…
China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has ‘no factual basis at all’ Following Pope Francis’ mention in passing of the Uyghurs as persecuted in a new book, the Chinese foreign ministry said the claim is groundless. “I think often of persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, the poor Uighurs, the Yazidi – what ISIS did to them…
The Pro-Life Campaign have welcomed a new report by the All Party Oireachtas Life and Dignity Group that explores the growing evidence that unborn babies feel pain. The report, ‘Late-Term Abortion and Foetal Pain – Proposing a Humane Response’, examines scientific evidence from around the world that shows unborn babies feel pain before 20 weeks.…
Sin may distort and disfigure the image of Christ that every person bears, but it does not erase it nor remove people from God’s mercy, Pope Francis said.
The Government has decided to lift the controversial ban on people attending Mass and other religious services. Congregations will be permitted to gather for public worship from next Tuesday (December 1). The Cabinet met this afternoon (Friday) and approved a plan for the Republic to move to level three restrictions. Meanwhile, in the North people…
Ruadhán Jones
Chai Brady
Michael Kelly