The pandemic has “stymied” human trafficking efforts due to heightened restrictions on travel, according to an Irish missionary priest who heads a charity tackling the issue in Vietnam. Human trafficking CEO of Dasatt, Franciscan Fr Sean Cassin, told The Irish Catholic that the recent convictions of several Irish people in relation to human trafficking from…
At least 750 people are reported dead after an attack on an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a European watch-group. Lost ark On January 9, the Europe External Programme with Africa reported that the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum, about 80 miles west of Adigrat, had been…
Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin Diocese likened tackling the pandemic to the “Battle of Britain” and questioned if Irish pharmaceutical companies could make use of production facilities to stimulate vaccine production. Bishop Doran said that ”every expert here is saying that all of this depends on the availability of supply” and that production could be…
An association of Spanish education advocates will appeal to the European Union to prevent Spain’s socialist government from implementing an education law that will restrict the exercise of the rights of parents in deciding their children’s education. The law, approved by the Spanish parliament December 23, 2020 prevents parents from choosing religious schools for their…
Catholics in public life, saints and sainthood candidates, figures from US history, military heroes, leaders in science, politicians and athletes were included in a list of dozens of figures President Donald Trump said will be in a new National Garden of American Heroes he created by executive order January 18. The garden “will be built…
NFL quarterback Philip Rivers is set to begin the next stage of his career as the head football coach at St Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama. The former Indianapolis Colts star announced his retirement on January 20, the feast day of St Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes. “Every year, January 20 is…
At least four people have now died after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the Spanish capital, Madrid, with a gas leak cited as a possible cause. The victims included a recently ordained Catholic priest who died in hospital early Thursday morning. Fr Rubén Pérez Ayala was ordained to the priesthood last June. His…
Homeless people receive Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican Pope Francis is working to ensure that poor people who are assisted by Holy See facilities for the homeless be offered the possibility of being vaccinated against Covid-19. A statement released on Wednesday by the Holy See Press Office said that 25 homeless persons were inoculated with…
Nigerian priest abducted for ransom found dead The body of Fr John Gbakaan, a Catholic parish priest in Nigeria, was found dead with machete wounds on January 16, a day after armed men kidnapped him and demanded ransom. Fr Gbakaan, the parish priest of the Saint Anthony Church in Gulu in Minna diocese, was kidnapped…
The Archbishop of Armagh said he is “truly sorry” and asked for the forgiveness of survivors following the publication of the research report on Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, 26 January
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