There were 5 priests in Aleppo, Syria: 2 died of COVID-19
- Sep 17, 2020
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Ireland could see massive drop in numbers going to Mass after pandemic
- Sep 17, 2020
Ireland could see the number of Mass-going Catholics drop by nearly a quarter when the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
Proposed assisted suicide law in Ireland has few safeguards, critics say
- Sep 17, 2020
A proposal to legalize medically assisted suicide in the Republic of Ireland goes further than other such laws in Europe, pro-life activists are warning.
Prof who knew Belarusian as teen says her leadership stems from compassion
- Sep 2, 2020
Some small part of the revolution now on display in the streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities may have begun in Catholic, rural Ireland in the 1990s. It was there that Belarus’ main opposition leader, who is currently in exile, visited for a month each summer for 10 years, when she was ages 12-22.
COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds
- Aug 11, 2020
The Marian shrine at Knock announced Aug. 10 that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shrine and its church would be closed for the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary to ensure pilgrims do not arrive anyway.
Mourners honor Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
- Aug 5, 2020
Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ireland.
Church leaders praise John Hume for dedication to cause of peace in N. Ireland
- Aug 4, 2020
Hume, who died Aug. 3 at the age of 83, was principal architect of Northern Ireland’s 1998 Good Friday peace agreement.
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