Wijngaards Institute’s tribute to its founder John (Hans) Wijngaard, 1935-2025

Brendan Hoban, writing in his column in The Western People, raises the issue of the campaign being waged to force the Catholic Church to hand over half of its primary level schools to patrons with a different ethos.
Brendan says that “The truth is that only Catholic parents can make that decision.”
and
“The real demand in Ireland is not for secular schools but for school places and providing adequate places is the responsibility, not of the Catholic Church, but of the State.”

Link: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2026/01/22/bishops-holy-land-parents-are-a-witness-to-peace-for-forgiving-after-suffering-child-loss-in-conflict/ Mr Sean Farrell, CEO of Trocáire; Bishop Paul Dempsey, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin; His Beatitude Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa ofm, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem with Reverend Dr Gary Carville,…

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by Christopher White Vatican Correspondent An African bishop took to the microphone to make the case for greater pastoral accompaniment of polygamous couples. A day later, a priest took to…

By Elise Ann Allen Sep 18, 2025 |Senior Correspondent Link to article: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/09/pope-leo-stresses-welcome-of-lgbtq-catholics-wont-change-teaching?fbclid=IwY2xjawM5akNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHnIQdRTiLiqh-dxx-wE4Nb1K_BfsFPdUhAs8KcMnKAhCumXrKJkXJT2h146h_aem_9gobKhJy__zNJzMEmcAfIw ROME – In a wide-ranging interview given for a new biography on him, Pope Leo XIV has said…

Note from Chris McDonnell: As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, with the Universe media group closing, my CT column is at an end. However….For the last few weeks, La…