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From a Roman perspective… Two males… Two mics… between scenes a quick audio of angry crowd… very suitable for church or hall… or some similar space… “I return to the…

Coyne Diocese recently set out its Privacy Policy for Clergy to all priests and deacons (see below). For the past three years I have sought clarification on the rights of…

by Christopher White Former Vatican Correspondent (2021-2025) Link to article with photos: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/former-ncr-rome-correspondent-crux-founder-john-l-allen-jr-dies-61 Soon after John L. Allen Jr. hired me as national correspondent for Crux — the news outlet…

Among the many achievements of Francis during his years in the Vatican, I would regard his designing and launching the Synodal Pathway as the most significant. It’s aim, as I…

‘Vocation’ 3rd Sunday Year A – 25 Jan 2026

SPEAKING OUT Thursday 22nd Jan, 8 – 9.30pm London time SPEAKING OUT Root & Branch offers a forum for us to hear each other. Our Church urges us to synodality….

Note: Coming Wood You Believe Healing Seminar with Jim Cogley & Luba Rodzhuk: Edmund Rice Centre, Callan – Responding to your Call – Discovering your Purpose Embracing your Destiny Sat…

A new paper by the Iona Institute has highlighted Ireland’s marriage and birth rates – On The Wrong Course – birth, marriage and family trends in Ireland Link to paper:…

by Kate Scanlon – OSV News January 20, 2026 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The head of the U.S. military archdiocese said in a Jan. 18 radio interview that U.S. soldiers could…

The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light: Jesus, the light of the world, walks among us, preaching a message of repentance. We gather to listen to…

The redemptive and devotional role of water in the Christian life; how compassion, acts of mercy and the active pursuit of justice are doorways to the heart of God; the…

IS THERE ANY ADULT IN THE ROOM? Is he the ‘Village eejit’ or the ‘Court Jester’? Or possibly such a description is unfair, as these characters, could be seen as rather…

by Michael J O’Loughlin With President Donald Trump ratcheting up economic threats against U.S. allies as part of his campaign to take Greenland, after the administration’s comments that military action is “always an option,”…

TINA BEATTIE JAN 1 Link: https://substack.com/@tinabeattie?utm_source=global-search I love you. I want you. I hate you. I rape you. How do we know what whispered intimacies of tenderness or threats of…

In a move announced to parishioners this week, Cappagh Parish acknowledged the decision would be “disappointing and painful” for many. By Conor CoyleJanuary 18, 2026 at 2:14pm GMT Link to full…

Published in The Tablet 17 Jan 2026 Dear editor, Closed doors sometimes do not quite shut as intended and this is the case with the recent report of the Third…

“We were really in collegiality, and that was a great experience.” Edgar Beltrán Jan 13, 2026 Link to full article (includes comments, links to share and subscription details) https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-real-experience-of-being-college?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Although…

Sunday 18 Jan 2026 – ‘Tenderness’ 2nd Sunday Year A

What forms a Pope? Who is Robert Francis Prevost, the until-recently relatively unknown Augustinian who now leads nearly 1.5 billion Catholics as Pope Leo XIV? A new concise biography by…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today The Christmas Season ended last Sunday, and we have entered Ordinary Time, moving slowly from winter to spring. The season of Lent…