Catholic Herald reports: The Archbishop of San Francisco has called Catholics to participate in Eucharistic processions across the city on September 20, which will join together and walk past city hall…
An interesting read from Michael Carter in The Tablet… Relics of the Holy Blood were (indeed, still are) venerated across Europe. They proliferated in the 12th and 13th centuries, a time…
The Director of Caritas Hellas talks about the situation on the ground in Lesbos after Europe’s largest refugee camp burnt to the ground and calls for the shared responsibility of…
Fr Mychal Judge, the first recorded casualty of 9/11 Early in September, New York City Chris McDonnell CT September 11 2020 It was a clear, blue-skied September Tuesday morning in…
Tír na nÓg The 7th son of the 7th son: The Doc has died. He was the seventh son of the seventh son. He was one of the characters of…
Francis wants bishops who are pastors first Western People, Sept 8th 2020 Maureen Kelly, a native of Ballycastle, is a Mercy Sister, in Lima, Peru. She spent most of her…
GENDER IMBALANCE – SICK CHURCH One hundred years since brave women won the vote, Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels rightly attempts to achieve gender balance in the College of…
The German diocese of Osnabrück has prepared a special Women Preaching event (13-17 September 2020). The diocese has prepared a series of videos to help prepare women to preach. The…
This article is recommended by Soline Humbert – “I think it gives a good insight into Pope Francis’ approach to reform.I found it very informative and food for thought, others…
Pope Francis will sign a new encyclical after Mass celebrated in the Basilica of St. Francis on 3 October. The ceremony will take place without the faithful present, in respect…
Who cares for the carers? Avoid the mirror: I had to check on the Facebook video of last weekend’s Mass. Edinburgh had some technical hitch. (Not that I know anything…
How will the Church survive with no money? Western People September 1st 2020 Not too many people know this but Dominick Bellew, bishop of Killala, from 1780 to 1813, lost…
Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting in solidarity with Lebanon One month after a massive explosion at a fertilizer storage facility tore through Beirut and reopened Lebanon’s old wounds,…
See comments in Today’s Homily Resource (above). Colleen Gibson’s article from the Global Sisters Report: … Phoebe appears in Paul’s letter to the Romans, in which he exhorts the Romans:…
An online workshop where you can learn practical tools for dealing with suffering related to aging, serious illness, and the end of life.
I would urge Catholic priests to look at the issue of pastoral care for ethnically-mixed couples, where one is white Irish and the other an immigrant of a different skin…
The Tablet reports: More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a…
Ireland is not the only country with foreign born priests in ministry. This is an interesting look at some of the experiences of foreign born priests ministering in America. It is…
Vatican News website is reporting: The podcasts explore biodiversity and related issues of Catholic social teaching as lived in a variety of contexts where Columban missionaries are working. By Robin…
Facing down the Catholic Church’s crocodile Western People 25th August 2020 Last week in this column, in commenting on the on-going war being waged in the Church today for the…
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