Ireland makes Feast of St Brigid a National Holiday
By Michael Kelly – The Irish government has added a new public holiday to the national calendar to honour the...
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Pope asked to Declare St Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis received a formal recommendation to declare St Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of...
Munich abuse report incriminates Pope Benedict XVI; Vatican to study document
By CNS- A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated...
Polish diocese apologises after suggestion altar server enjoyed rape
By Jonathan Luxmoore – A Polish diocese apologised after its lawyer suggested a former altar server could have enjoyed being...
South Sudan Bishop’s Initiative Helps Eliminate Need for Cattle Raids
By Paul Jeffrey – In a country at war, it’s a region at peace, thanks to a retired South Sudanese...
El Salvador’s Four New Blesseds Set Example for Worldwide Church
By Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar – El Salvador’s beatifications of two priests and two lay companions highlight our Salvadoran church’s...
In Priest’s Abuse Trial, German Archbishop Says He Mishandled Situation
By CNS – In the first testimony ever given by a German Catholic bishop in a court case on abuse,...
Pope: People’s Mistakes and Sins Do Not Frighten God
By Carol Glatz – God is not frightened by people’s sins, mistakes or failures, Pope Francis said. What God is...
No violence against women, say Irish bishops after teacher’s murder
By Sarah Mac Donald – Following the violent death of a 23-year-old schoolteacher in a midlands town, two Irish bishops...
