Pope’s intention for October: that women have greater leadership roles in the Church

Chris McDonnell  wrote recently in the Catholic Times,  August 24th  2018, about the the late Raymond Hunthausen, retired Archbishop of Seattle.
“At a time when a number of those to whom the Church has given responsibility of leadership  have fallen short of expectations, it is worth while pausing a moment and reflecting on the life of an outstanding man, who in spite of his being called to the Lord remains with us in example and deed. He was truly a man of the Beatitudes, who saw Christ in those about him and was himself Christ to those who were in need.”

Western People 19.7.2022 There was a key moment in the House of Commons in the run-up to the resignation of Boris Johnson when Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, surveyed the…

While the synodal process is starting to transform the Church in Ireland, priests are often those most resistant to change. FROM THE START of his pontificate, it has been evident that…

Sarah Mac Donald  12 November 2025, The Tablet  Link: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/older-irish-priests-under-pressure/ In some Irish dioceses more than half the priests are over 70 while in others, there are more priests over…

Sometime in 1997, browsing the Tablet, I came upon a review of recent book-length interview with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. When I read that the cardinal had expressed some puzzlement over…

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