The martyrdom of Christians in Sri Lanka should underline how Christians are threatened worldwide, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said. Speaking in Armagh Cathedral, the Primate of All-Ireland said it was “heartbreaking” that Sri Lankan Christians were unable to gather for Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday following the Easter Sunday bombings in the south Asian country.…
Catholic leaders have offered prayers for the Philippines after two earthquakes struck the region last week. A magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit the nation’s largest and most populous island of Luzon on April 22. An unrelated magnitude-6.4 quake struck the island of Samar the following day. Numerous buildings, including a few churches, were destroyed or damaged by…
The Archbishop of Colombo says that government officials in Sri Lanka should be fired for failing to act on tips that terrorist attacks were imminent in the hours preceding Easter Sunday bombings in the country. “It’s absolutely unacceptable behaviour on the part of these high officials of the government, including some of the ministry officials,”…
Catholic bishops from around the US were quick to condemn the April 27 attack on a Jewish community gathered at a synagogue near San Diego, which left one person dead and three others injured. “Our country should be better than this; our world should be beyond such acts of hatred and anti-Semitism,” said Cardinal Daniel…
Several Catholic bishops have appealed to the Nigerian government to expedite actions that will lead to the release of Leah Sharibu and other girls held captive by Boko Haram insurgents. In their Easter messages, the bishops also urged the government to end the incessant and wanton killings of fellow citizens in the country; no one…
The president of The Catholic University of America has voiced his support for a student government resolution that asked the university to block the 200 most popular porn sites from its internet system. “I am so proud of our students,” CUA president John Garvey wrote in an op-ed for the Arlington Catholic Herald on April 24. “This…
Feargal Quinn was a “pragmatic” businessman and politician who was confident in his Catholic identity, according to Sen. Rónán Mullen. Describing Mr Quinn, who died last week aged 82 at his home in Howth, as someone who “grew up in an era when to be Catholic was normal”, Sen. Mullen said the onetime supermarket entrepreneur…
Schools census figures have revealed there are now more Catholic pupils in schools than ever in the North of Ireland. Government statistics show 175,617 Catholic students enrolled this year, making up 50.7% of all enrolments. This is the first time the figure has increased over 175,000. This is contrasted with a plunge in the amount…
Be inspired by the saints of history, Pope urges In back-to-back audiences with a group of French young people and an Italian association for deaf people, Pope Francis has cited personal example and witness as a vital piece in the Church’s evangelisation mission. Meeting with young people from the Diocese of Aire et Dax in southwestern France, the Pope encouraged them to remain…
Pope Francis appoints new Wisconsin bishop Pope Francis has named Bishop Donald Hying of Gary, Indiana, as the new bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. The appointment was announced on April 25 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States. Hying (55) is a native of Wisconsin. He was installed as the…
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