Pope Francis phones Amazon Archbishop in solidarity Pope Francis has made a telephone call to Archbishop Leonardo Steiner of Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon region to express his concern and closeness to those affected by the coronavirus. During their conversation last week, the Pope expressed solidarity, closeness and concern to inhabitants of the Amazonian city…
An international school-feeding charity is planning to provide meals to more than one million children at home as part of the Covid-19 response. Despite school closures due to the pandemic, Mary’s Meals will continue to deliver food to children in Malawi and Zambia by inviting their parents to collect rations to cook at home. Patricia…
58-year-old archbishop appointed in Uganda Rt. Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha, the Auxiliary Bishop of Mbarara, was appointed by Pope Francis as the new Archbishop of Mbarara last week. Archbishop Bainomugisha takes over from Most. Rev. Paul K. Bakyenga, who retired after 22 years in the role having reached the canonical retirement age of 75. His 58-year-old…
Pope Francis has encouraged young men to have the courage to embark on a vocation to the priesthood if they feel that God is calling them to ministry. Speaking during his traditional Eastertide Regina Caeli message from the Vatican this afternoon, pope Francis also called for more international cooperation to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.…
Two separate polls show that Americans are relying more on their faith to help persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Centre, in a survey released April 30, showed that nearly one-fourth of all Americans say their faith has grown stronger during the pandemic, while only 2% said it had grown weaker. Catholics, according…
A top Polish historian has questioned claims by German researchers that newly opened Vatican archives contain information damning the role played by Pope Pius XII during World War II. “This team has the advantage of having been to these archives, and we must face the truth calmly if some major new discovery is made,” said…
The percentage of sermons about abortion is in the single digits, according to a Pew Research Centre study, the results of which were released yesterday, April 29. Even a mention of abortion in a sermon is rare, according to the study. Pew analysed nearly 50,000 sermons shared online or livestreamed by more than 6,000 US…
Continuing restrictions need to be provided for Chai Brady, Róise McGagh and Aron Hegarty Bishop Donal McKeown has said that Church leaders must come up with a plan to show health authorities that social distancing can work in parishes when restrictions start to ease. As authorities on both sides of the border prepare to reconsider…
A Fianna Fáil representative claims older people are “not being treated fairly” when it comes to healthcare treatment and coverage by mainstream media. Mary Butler TD, the party’s spokesperson on the elderly, told The Irish Catholic that those aged over 65 with Covid-19 being admitted to hospital may not be getting the clinical care they…
Britain’s secretary of state for the North exceeded his powers by introducing liberal abortion regulations the region’s chief legal adviser has said. Under the European Convention on Human Rights protection must be given to the rights of those opposed on religious or philosophical grounds, Attorney General John Larkin QC, said, and it is doubtful that this was…
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