The Archdiocese of Baltimore offered their prayers for the victims and first responders of a shooting at a US newspaper which killed five people. An active shooter, who was taken into custody, was reported at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland at about 2.30pm Eastern time. At least five people were killed in what…
The life of Fr Patrick Burke was celebrated in a homily by Tuam’s archbishop Michael Neary after the 38-year-old Westport-based priest died on June 25. Speaking in St Mary’s Church, Galway, where Fr Burke had his first Communion and was ordained as a priest, Archbishop Neary described the church as being Fr Burke’s “spiritual home”,…
Do not fear the Cross, Pope tells Christians during homily For Jesus, suffering and glory go hand in hand, Pope Francis said, urging Christians not to fall into the temptation of running from the Cross, but to imitate Christ in bending down to embrace the weak and vulnerable. In his homily for the June 29 Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul, the official patrons…
Elise Harris In his latest prayer video, Pope Francis asked Catholics to dedicate the month of July to giving a spiritual gift to their pastors by praying for them, especially the priests who are tired or lonely. “The tiredness of priests…Do you know how often I think about it?” This is the opening line…
Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide was sentenced to 12 months of house arrest following his conviction for failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations. Magistrate Robert Stone announced the sentence in Newcastle Lower Court July 3 and ordered an assessment of the 67-year-old archbishop to determine his suitability to serve the sentence at…
The Diocese of Kerry is “shocked” after an ice-cream van ploughed through the gates of a church and through its entrance in Tralee last night causing extensive damage. The vehicle is believed to have been travelling at speed as it crashed through the locked iron gates of St John’s Parish Church and through the front…
Defending the weak or hopeless and becoming a servant to those most in need is the best promotion one can ever receive, Pope Francis told new and old cardinals. “None of us must feel ‘superior’ to anyone. None of us should look down at others from above. The only time we can look at a…
Elise Harris In his latest move on the Chilean clerical abuse crisis, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca of Talca, and Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić of Rancagua, both of whom have come under fire for their reaction to abuse allegations. Valenzuela, 64, is one of four bishops…
Josepha Madigan urged to listen to ‘distressed’ parishioners Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has accused Minister Josepha Madigan of having exploited a mix-up at a parish to advocate that the Church should change core teachings. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, who led Fine Gael’s campaign to repeal the constitutional protections for unborn children, has…
The Vatican has given its strongest indication yet that the Irish Church in Ireland should act to prevent abortions from taking place in hospitals owned by religious orders. “The Church cannot be a party to the dirty work of others [abortion] and I don’t think that it is right that the law [in Ireland] now…
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