Colombia’s bishops have said “weapons and violence only generate destruction”, after leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced “a new stage of fighting”. The announcement came three years after a peace agreement was signed by the government of Juan Manuel Santos and Colombia’s main rebel group. The members of the Marxist guerrilla…
For the first time in over 40 years, Ireland will not have a vote at a forthcoming conclave following the omission of an Irish prelate from Pope Francis’ new batch of cardinals. At the weekend, the Pontiff announced that he would create 13 new cardinals on October 5. Ireland lost the right to vote for…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said all religions and their leaders must own up to extremist activities within their faith and examine which of their traditional teachings enable extremists to commit evil. Archbishop Justin Welby, the figurehead of the worldwide Anglican Church, told interfaith leaders in Sri Lanka that accepting responsibility is key rather than…
Although today may seem a time of darkness and difficulty for people without vision, prophets of doom are mistaken if they believe the Church in Ireland is condemned to a dark future, said Cloyne’s Bishop William Crean at a Mass last week to mark the centenary of St Colman’s Cathedral in Cloyne. Maintaining that today’s…
The healing of an Athlone woman with multiple sclerosis 30 years ago underlines the Eucharistic nature of the Apparition at Knock, the shrine’s rector has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic about the medically inexplicable healing of Marion Carroll in September 1989, Fr Richard Gibbons described how Mrs Carroll had by her own account felt…
The Archdiocese of Xalapa in Mexico has called for peace after a massacre at a night club in the town of Coatzacoalcos claimed 26 lives last Tuesday. It has been reported that 10 women and 16 men died in the attack, and 11 more people were injured. The local press said that a group of…
Catholic bishops in South Sudan have praised the recent peace agreement for neighbouring Sudan, which has experienced political turmoil since April, when the military ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. “Our hearts went out for Sudan during the period under which the country was facing the turmoil. Actually we are still Sudanese; we share the common…
Amidst renewed uncertainty around Brexit and an attempt by Westminster to impose abortion on the North, Archbishop Eamon Martin has announced plans to lead prayers at the Papal cross near Drogheda to mark the 40th anniversary of the visit of St John Paul II to Ireland. Speaking at Mass in Newry, Co. Down at the…
World Meeting of Families mascot Éirinn the lamb has helped World Missions Ireland (WMI) launch its Extraordinary Month of Mission campaign. Working with its international offices to highlight the month and to urge people to put their faith in action, WMI are embarking on a social media campaign inviting individuals and groups to share their…
Fr Tony Coote has been remembered as a man of both humility and generosity. Fr Coote [pictured] – who when was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2018 embarked on an enormous ‘Walk While You Can’ fundraising campaign – died on August 28. He was 55. Speaking at his funeral Mass in the Church of…
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