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Enemies at the Gate
Brendan Hoban, in a recent Western People column, cast an eye over the opposition to Pope Francis. “When Benedict was pope, cardinals were falling over themselves hanging on to his every word, delivering reprimands to those who questioned papal tactics and giving sermonettes on loyalty and obedience to the pope. Now with a pope singing from a different hymn-sheet, for some of his cardinals loyalty and obedience seem to be less important.”
Peadar King: Why the silence of Ireland’s church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump?
This article was first published by the Irish Times on 01 Nov 2026 as part of the series, Rite and Reason: God is praised as the culture collapses, mired in…
Seán Walsh – Witnessed
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Synodal Pathway: Mallow Training Day…last call
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 3rd March – Mon 9th March 2026
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‘Women served as deacons for a millennium’
America magazine carries an article on comments by two of the people who have served on the Vatican’s commission to research women deacons in the early church.