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A sketch about God on the RTÉ New Year’s Eve Countdown Show, intended as satire, did not comply with RTÉ’s own standards and broader regulations, the organisation said today. In a statement, RTÉ said its Editorial Standards Board…

Brendan Hoban writing in the Western People highlights how some people opposed to the reforms of Pope Francis are misusing the retired Benedict in an attempt to further their cause. “At first it was mainly a few cardinals and higher churchmen whom Francis had removed from their positions (mainly those who opposed his Vatican reforms); then it was others who imagined they warranted promotion but their prospects in the new dispensation were no longer promising; and there was the hard-right of Catholicism who imagine that anyone who disagrees with them (even a Pope) is wrong.”

WALKABOUT I leave the church by the main entrance, one hand on the railing, careful on the steps leading down to a safer level. The air fresh, balmy – an…

To the Faithful of the Diocese of Achonry and the Diocese of Elphin Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is just over six months now since the Apostolic Nuncio,…

The gigantic statue of Constantine, of which fragments can be admired at the Capitoline Museum, and which has now been reconstructed as a seated colossus in its garden, tells us…

Catching Up on the Synodal Journey: News, Reflections and Next Steps 🕊️ Dear friends in faith, So much is happening in our Church these days, it feels like I’m constantly racing to…