The message of Knock is “extremely important” in today’s society, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation has said. This year marks the 140th anniversary of the apparition in the Irish village in County Mayo when, on 21st August 1879, 15 people, aged six to 75, witnessed the silent vision of Mary, […]
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Court of Appeal judges are set to rule on a challenge against a ban on demonstrations outside a west London abortion clinic. Ealing Council became the first in the country to create a protest-free ‘buffer zone’ outside a Marie Stopes clinic in April 2018 following demonstrations. The council imposed the public spaces protection order (PSPO) […]
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An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria announced its decision today in Melbourne. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson read the decision during a 30-minute hearing. She […]
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Catholic aid agency CAFOD has praised the bishops of England and Wales for taking a lead in using renewable energy. The bishops have signed a new contract to supply renewable energy to over 4000 UK Catholic churches and schools. The new contract, between Inter-diocesan Fuel Management (IFM), the Catholic Church’s energy procurement group, and British […]
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American Catholics have joined other faith leaders in calling for an end to a controversial asylum policy introduced by the Trump administration. The faith leaders condemned Trump’s policy of turning away asylum-seekers who have not first sought protection in countries en route to the United States. “The rule fails to understand or acknowledge the realities […]
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Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said the hopes that came with democracy have not been realised and, instead, the country is wounded and bleeding. In a 7,000-plus word statement, released on the feast of the Assumption, the cardinal expressed deep concerns about the challenges faced by Myanmar’s people, reported ucanews.com. “Seven years ago, we […]
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Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the Church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation. Speaking at Knock Shrine in County Mayo on the feast […]
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In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis told pilgrims that adoration of God and service to others spread the fire of God’s love and change the world, one heart at a time. “I invite everyone to discover the beauty of the prayer of adoration and to exercise it often,” he said. The pope focused on […]
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The president of the Catholic Medical Association (UK) has praised A&E medics for dealing with a significant increase in patients over the summer months but warned that services can’t cope with such demands indefinitely. Dr Dermot Kearney insisted that “the real reasons” for the increase in demands on A&E services needs addressing. Dr Kearney’s comments […]
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American popstar Nicole Scherzinger has told Israel Folau that his beliefs do not represent Jesus’ teachings. Scherzinger, a devout Catholic, has weighed in on the anti-gay controversy surrounding the Australian rugby star, who is currently caught up in a legal battle with Rugby Australia. Rugby Australia – the country’s governing body of rugby union – […]
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