Three leaders of NATO member states – and, as it happens, three Roman Catholic laity deeply involved in politics – all issued stirring defences of Ukraine this week, as the one-year anniversary of its war with Russia approached. US President Joe Biden delivered a forceful speech in Warsaw February 21 in which he vowed that…
In yet another sign of Pope Francis’s consistent outreach to Islam, the Vatican announced February 23 that it had established full diplomatic relations with Oman, further extending the Holy See’s relations with the Arab and Muslim worlds. In a joint statement, both sides said the move was born of a desire to promote “mutual understanding…
Dear Editor, I have only recently become familiar, via a conversation with one of my granddaughters, with the concept of gaslighting. Gaslighting is characterised as a form of psychological manipulation in which a dominant party attempts to sow self-doubt and confusion in the mind of someone else. Typically, gaslighters are seeking to gain power and…
This Lent, I have taken on a project that is either incredibly brave or incredibly foolhardy. This undertaking of mine is also way above my pay grade, one of those proposals which seemed a good idea when it was a long way off, but now seems a lot less so. I have agreed to preach…
As we mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the issue of immigration has spilled over onto the streets of our country, amid acrimonious protests and counter-protests. Yet most Irish media outlets still refuse to discuss the issue in a balanced and reasonable way. Ireland has a remarkable and positive story to tell…
It’s over a year now since the brutal war in Ukraine commenced, and it’s striking what a unifying effect this has had on Europe – and on domestic politics. Left and right, in the main, are in agreement about supporting Ukraine’s as a sovereign nation; the ubiquity of Ukrainian flags from Cork to Copenhagen attests…
Synod can’t cast Christian teachings on marriage into doubt, writes David Quinn Some readers of this newspaper will have taken part in the parish gatherings that are part of a worldwide ‘synodal process’ that is underway at the instruction of Pope Francis. Parish gatherings fed into diocese-level reports, which then fed into a national report.…
Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan describes an indifference to religious extremism in some sections of Pakistani society, writes Jason Osborne January 30 this year saw another deadly blast in Pakistan, this time at a mosque located inside a high-security compound that includes police headquarters and a counterterrorism department. The attack’s final toll saw 101 dead and hundreds more wounded.…
by Kate Scanlon The FBI is facing scrutiny after a leaked memo suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats of racial or ethnically motivated violence. The memo has since been retracted by the bureau, a spokesperson told OSV News. Robert A. Destro, a professor of law at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of…
by Junno Arocho Esteves A series of deadly raids by Israeli authorities in the West Bank and attacks on Jewish civilians in the first month of the new year have made the goal of a lasting peace in the Holy Land seemingly unattainable. The January 26 raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, which…
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