AGM 2021 Press Coverage – links

Pope Francis renews appeal for ceasefire in Middle East At the conclusion of his midday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis appeals for a ceasefire in the Middle East, a release of…

Croagh Patrick with Westport in the foreground Lá Fhéile Pádraig – Happy St Patrick’s Day St Patrick’s Breastplate I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity by…

There has been much anger and hurt and grief and bitterness expressed around the appalling actions of Hamas and of Israeli authorities since 7 October. These expressions could be seen…

Jack Jenkins reports in The Washington Post: When the votes rolled in Tuesday night on a proposed amendment to the Kansas state constitution that would remove the explicit right to an abortion,…

Killaloe Diocese – Appointments 2025  Diocesan Appointments for Killaloe, Summer 2025 Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Annual World day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests (Appointments…

The CDF has issued its first document, “Iuvenescit Ecclesia” or “the Church rejuvenates.” under Pope Francis.
Can a leopard change its spots? Not according to some commentators;
“Much of the text reads like the “desk-bound” or laboratory theology that the 79-year-old pope finds unhelpful.” commented Cindy Wooden, Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service.

Others such as Massimo Faggioli see it a little differently;
“There is a very interesting admonition about ordained members of new movements that seek ordination to serve only their movement (par. 22) – a very well-known problem that so far has been officially denied by the Church leadership – and an interesting phrasing about the danger of having the movements creating a “parallel” path in the Church (par. 23). This is something that came up at the 1987 Synod, but no pope before Francis had the courage to talk about. There is also the clear intention of Francis not to create new precedents in the recognition process of new movements.”