Archbishop Farrell: ‘Endurance and tenacity’ of Stardust families has secured justice

Speaking in the Church of St Joseph the Artisan in Bonnybrook, Dublin on Sunday, Archbishop of Dublin Dr Dermot Farrell commended the families of the deceased victims of the Stardust nightclub tragedy for their “endurance and tenacity” in their unrelenting pursuit of the truth, even though, according to him, they were “systematically and stubbornly denied […]

Human trafficking becoming ‘more prevalent’ in Ireland

Homelessness charities believe human trafficking is becoming “more prevalent” and they are coming in contact with more victims, according to a new report from Christian NGO Depaul. Depaul published An Overview of Homelessness and Human Trafficking in Dublin in conjunction with UK-based charity The Passage on Monday. The report found most homelessness charities believe they […]

What to say when the visitors come knocking

Senator Rónán Mullen   It’s a big year, electorally speaking. We’ve already had two referendums that proved revealing. We’ll have the local and European elections on June 7. And Taoiseach Simon Harris may yet go to the country this October – if this Government’s last budget is, as expected, of the giveaway variety, then Harris… […]

The answer to loneliness, addiction and despair should not be death

Questions are asked openly about the future of the Church. It is said that it is in terminal decline.They have said this for centuries. Yet still it continues to grow. It was most unlikely, given the might of the Roman empire and the power relationships existing in the Holy Land at the time of Christ,… […]

Church can’t downplay priesthood for fear of offence – Bishop Cullinan

The Church can’t downplay the centrality of the priesthood to the life of the Church because of not wanting to “offend sensitivities”, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan said at the close of the Year for Vocation. The charism of the priesthood has been an essential in the makeup of the Church since the beginning, the head of […]

Distributism, Memory, and Evidentialism w/ Dr. Alex Plato

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The Synodal Church and Freemasonry

On February 16, 2024, a meeting between high dignitaries of the Catholic Church and Freemasons took place in Milan. The three Grand Masters of three Italian Lodges met with the Archbishop of Milan, Mario Delpini; Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio; the Franciscan theologian Zbigniew Suchecki; and Bishop Antonio Staglianò, President of the Pontifical Academy of Theology.