A pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame is turning down a leadership appointment there after weeks of backlash that included more than a dozen US bishops criticising the school for its decision. Mary Gallagher, the dean of the university’s Keough School of Global Affairs, wrote in an email on February 26 that Prof.…
United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch, in an exclusive sit-down interview with Crux Now, said he sees the potential for a “Catholic moment” in the US given the high-profile Catholics in the current administration, with history’s first US-born pope. According to Ambassador Brian Burch, there is a new kind of conservativism in…
The new chairman of the Bishops’ Conference, Heiner Wilmer, does not want Germany to go it alone on Catholic Church reforms. Good coordination with the church leadership in Rome and with the World Synod is important to him, said the Bishop of Hildesheim on Thursday in Würzburg. He will travel to Rome soon so that…
While Church debates continue about synodality and reform in preparation for an Irish Synod in October, Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe has delivered a clear and sometimes firm message: the next generation of Catholics is not looking for endless discussion or progressive experimentation — they are looking for truth. Speaking to a gathering of over…
The first anniversary Mass of Bishop Willie Walsh was celebrated at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul, Ennis, last Saturday. On the day, the plaza located in front of the cathedral was dedicated to the late bishop’s memory and is now known as the Bishop Willie Walsh Plaza. During his homily, Bishop Fintan Monahan…
Humanitarian action must move beyond simply saving lives in war and disaster and begin protecting the ecological conditions that sustain them, according to Dr Hugo Slim ahead of this year’s Annual Trócaire Lent Lecture. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Dr Slim, Director of the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, said…
The Ukrainian Catholic community in Dublin gathered on February 21 for an evening of remembrance and prayer, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Clergy, diplomats, veterans and representatives of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland were among those present, alongside members of the wider community. The evening began with a procession, followed by…
The human rights advocacy group The Countess has released new guides to bring “much-needed clarity” to schools regarding sex-based rights, gender identity, legislation and safeguarding.” The guides, titled ‘Gender and Law: A Guide for School Principals & Boards Of Management’ and ‘Gender and Law: A Safeguarding Guide for Community & Youth Groups’, lay out a…
The Archdiocese of Dublin is hosting a weekly event for young people to gather and reflect during the Lenten season. ‘5 Thursdays in Lent’ will take place each Thursday from February 26 to March 26, and will focus on the Sunday Gospels of Lent as well as the new Synod resource ‘Baptised and Sent in…
The Northern Irish Department of Education has launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ on the ‘Review of the Religious Education (RE) Core Syllabus for Northern Ireland’. An online survey will be used to gather views from the public to inform the work of a group of experts, teachers and school leaders, which has been set up…
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