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Dear Bishops of the CEI (Italy 11), The recent Vatican assertion “women are not fully in the likeness of Jesus” is mistaken, offensive, and perhaps heretical. In singling out Jesus’…

After widespread backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today the Latin Patriarch would get “full and immediate access”. Story from The Journal: https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-restores-access-after-latin-patriarch-blocked-from-entering-jerusalem-church-on-palm-sunday-6998159-Mar2026/ ISRAEL SAYS THE Latin Patriarch of…

A Seminar entitled Fighting with God will be held in the Ignatius Rice Healing and Heritage Centre in Callan on Sat 11th April. This is a not-to-be-missed event facilitated by…

Western People  24.3.2026 The election of a pope is one of the most secret elections in the Catholic Church. As the College of Cardinals gather into the Sistine Chapel surrounded…

In his Palm Sunday meditation in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, recalls that just as Jesus wept over Jerusalem for failing to recognize…

During Mass in the Principality of Monaco, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone not to grow “accustomed to the clamor of weapons and images of war,” and insists that the Church…

SARAH MULLALLY: Sarah Mullally prodded the door with her shepherd’s crook and broke into Canterbury Cathedral last Wednesday. She was installed as Archbishop. She is the first female in this…

This 2023 statement has recently been reissued by the AUSCP. Introductory Statement relative to gay priests: The following statement concerning the AUSCP’s support of our brothers in ministry was offered…

Pope Leo XIV has reiterated that the priesthood is reserved to men and is rooted in apostolic succession. Link to article: https://thecatholicherald.com/article/pope-leo-reaffirms-male-priesthood-rooted-in-apostolic-succession?fbclid=IwVERDUAQzxZtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7iGKZGCcv1dTR-66OplLRcCxlTAZBAkmkGnK082HMSTungPvk3luhd_je-sQ_aem_5eHlCN2_ytbCt8iIKH2sog Addressing pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on March…

Promoting open discussion and greater understanding in today’s Church. The next meeting of the Edinburgh Newman Association is on Thursday evening, April 16th @ 7.30pm. Our guest speaker will be Mgr….

(Opus Dei, Latin Mass, Germany’s Synodal Debate, Listening as Governance) by Justin McLellan, Vatican Correspondent, Vatican City — March 24, 2026 Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-signals-broad-listening-style-through-unexpected-meetings?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=e3a38fac72-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_26_02_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-e3a38fac72-230658942 Pope Leo XIV’s one-on-one meeting with…

‘Spreading’ Palm Sunday Year A – 29 March 2026

Today’s liturgy gives us a preview of the events of Holy Week. The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus are the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. Blessing of…

This Easter, FutureChurch is inviting parishioners to ask their pastor or pastoral leader to proclaim the full Resurrection Gospel, John 20:1–18, during Easter Sunday liturgy.  Hearing the entire passage allows…

A Seminar entitled Fighting with God will be held in the Ignatius Rice Healing and Heritage Centre in Callan on Sat 11th April. This is a not to be missed…

Western People 17.3.2026. There has been some media reaction to a recent comment made by Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe diocese (that’s Donegal, mainly). Until recently Bishop Niall was bishop…

22 Mar 2026 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Following a request from the Holy See, the Bishops of Scotland have been invited to…

Tom Heneghan  21 March 2026, The Tablet  Link to article: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/belgian-bishop-plans-to-ordain-married-men-to-fulfil-synod-vision/ ‘The initiative is now in the hands of local bishops,’ Bishop Johan Bonny wrote in his pastoral letter, noting…

21 March 2026 It is reported (Irish Catholic, 19 March 2026) that Bishop Alan McGuckian ‘thinks the door to female diaconate is shut and that his fellow Jesuit Pope Francis…

Western People 10.3.2026. In 1825, two hundred years ago, St Mary’s Chapel, Liffey Street in Dublin was constituted as the Pro-Cathedral for Dublin diocese. The moniker ‘Pro‘ in the title…