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Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests 31 Dec 2023 The reality of the war in Gaza continuing right through Christmas must have been somewhere in the minds of most…

Please note: The deadline for submissions has been extended to 18th August. Interested parties (this includes the general public) are encouraged to make submissions, as the ethical guidelines will govern…

Tony Flannery thinks we should accept Pope Francis’ invitation to discuss openly and honestly issues in the church.
Francis said recently’ The path ahead, then, is dialogue among yourselves, dialogue in your presbyterates, dialogue with lay persons, dialogue with families, dialogue with society.I cannot ever tire of encouraging you to dialogue fearlessly.’
Tony feels it is time there was an open dialogue about the issue of ordination for women.

Tony Flannery gives his impressions of the International Church Reform Conference that took place over five days last week in Pezinok, Slovakia.
“The variety of people was one of the striking factors, – from Estonia, Korea, Russia, Bulgaria, India, Argentina, Australia, and many other places, – fifteen countries in all. So it was a rich experience, being with such people over five days.”

After a weekend of festivities, the usual midnight postings have given away to morning deliveries! Strong winds in the area unfortunately disrupted the broadband service making it impossible to transmit…