A brave Irish missionary has vowed to return to ministry after sustaining severe life-threatening injuries by an armed gang in Peru. Columban missionary Fr Gerard Desmond (73) was rushed to hospital after receiving a blow to his head and two gunshots wounds above both his knees as he arrived at his residence in the Parish…
Health Minister Simon Harris has been accused of indulging in a campaign of misinformation in relation to the forthcoming abortion referendum. Pro-life campaigners have also challenged Mr Harris to a debate on his proposed legislation that would permit abortion in some circumstances up to six months. Campaign group Save the 8th said at a press…
The apparent forced resignation of the Catholic chaplain who tends to the spiritual needs of the US House of Representatives has drawn criticism against the Speaker of the House. Earlier in April, news trickled out that Fr Patrick Conroy[pictured] was set to retire in May, but various news outlets in late April began reporting that…
A leading pro-life group, LoveBoth, has distanced itself from a number of posters improperly displaying its campaign branding, which contain wording and slogans claiming that ‘women can’t be trusted’. The posters were not part of the LoveBoth campaign, nor was the use of the organisation’s logo or name authorised. Reacting to the posters, LoveBoth spokesperson…
Calling for continued collaboration between the leaders of North and South Korea, Pope Francis said he is praying that their courageous commitment may achieve “a path of sincere dialogue for a Korean Peninsula that is free of nuclear weapons”. Speaking after the Regina Coeli prayer in St Peter’s Square, the Pope hailed the positive outcome of Friday’s Inter-Korean Summit and said he…
The Save the 8th campaign have asked those who erected graphic images relating to abortion outside the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin to “go home”. The Irish Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (ICBR), who are not believed to be an organisation from Ireland, are infamous for images that have caused uproar and upset on social media. John…
Nigeria’s bishops have condemned repeated killings of innocent Nigerians by suspected ethnic militias in northeastern Nigeria and said President Muhammadu Buhari should resign if he can’t keep the country safe. The bishops condemned the murder of two priests and their parishioners during the celebration of Mass, at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Ayer Mbalom. Attackers…
The Parish of Tynan and Middletown gathered on Sunday, April 8 to celebrate the rededication of St Joseph’s Church, Tynan after six months of renovations. St Joseph’s, affectionately known as Tynan Chapel, was built on the hill of Mullaghard (from the Irish mullach ard meaning high summit) in 1813 and is one of the oldest pre-Catholic Emancipation churches in the Armagh Archdiocese.…
Poland’s bishops said they no longer have enough clergy to minister to Polish people living abroad and urged emigrant Catholics to integrate more with the Church in other countries. “Even with a very large group of Polish priests, it isn’t possible to reach in a timely way every place where Poles are found,” said the…
We all have a “grave responsibility” before God and the people around us to defend and protect innocent life, a prominent religious congregation has said. In a letter dated April 3, the Congregation of St Mother Teresa of Calcutta said that we experience tension and violence in areas all around the world, and that this…
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