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Worked to protect children in Church
An African Catholic cardinal has said that illegal immigration into Europe is leading the continent to “self-destruction,” adding that the West should instead help to develop third world nations so migrants can stay home. Conservative clergyman Robert Sarah from the African nation of Guinea made the remarks following the tragic deaths of 27 alleged asylum […]
“Double jabbed or stand aside”
Sinn Féin protests outside Catholic Church for not flying gay pride flag. The message: “Accept our agenda or else.” Ben Scallan reacts. #gript
Thank God for Mary McAleese. It was shaping up to be a fairly slow news day today, ad we were sitting around scratching our heads wondering if anything at all would pop up that was slightly interesting, and worth writing about. Thankfully, Mrs. McAleese has come through to save the day by saying something immeasurably […]
Fourteen people have been seriously wounded in what is being described as a terrorist attack on Catholic church in Indonesia. The attack, which national police say was carried out by two people, took place as Catholics gathered in the church in the Indonesian city of Makassar for Palm Sunday services to mark the first day […]
The US Catholic Bishops recently commented that Catholics should opt for the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines over the Johnson & Johnson version if offered the option. The Canadian Group of Bishops followed suit advising that Catholics should “prefer” the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines because, although “unethically-derived” cell lines may have been used in final testing, the connection to […]
Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist who converted ‘willingly’ to Catholicism with his family as a teenager. He begins his book on the character and mission of Pope Francis by positioning himself as a Catholic who believes ‘the Church must stand firm or it’s nothing’. That noted, his tightly written book is a measured, balanced […]
The Irish Times seems cognizant of this reality, giving protracted coverage to an institution it has long celebrated being free of, a lot like a divorced spouse who still obsesses about their former partner, closely monitoring their movements, their relationships, hoping dearly for their continued decline.
Maybe the archbishop could give people a choice about attending Mass, if he is that enamoured with modern values.
While Ireland plans to keep the ban on public religious ceremonies until July 20th, the Italian government has announced that celebrations in churches will resume from May 18th. After a long negotiation between the Bishops’ Conference (CEI) and State representatives, this week the approved protocol for public masses was presented in a joint briefing by […]