Some dioceses and parishes will not survive financially in the future and while there is “pain in letting go” passing on the Faith is more important, the Primate of All Ireland has said. Simply “ensuring that the next generation of Irish people believe in God” is the reality the Church is facing, not the expensive upkeep of Read more
“This is the worst I’ve ever seen it.” Those were the words of Salvation Army charity store volunteer Melissa Marshall, who arrived for her shift about 8.45am on Saturday to find more than 20 black garbage bags flying around the Maunganui Rd site’s carpark and piles of clothing left lying on the ground. A large Read more
An exponential rise in blasphemy cases and consequent jailing in religiously conservative Pakistan have sparked concerns among faith leaders. According to the report of Pakistan’s National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), the number of people arrested and jailed in the first half of this year increased threefold compared to last year. The report of the Read more
A fire that has left an Auckland mosque gutted this morning was an alleged hate crime, a senior member of the mosque claims. Firefighters were called to the fire in the Imam Reza Mosque in New Lynn at 9.43am. A man connected to the Astley Ave religious centre said police were focusing on a back Read more
Pope Francis will include an extra appointment to the college of cardinals in the December consistory, the Holy See announced on Monday. The pope has decided to create Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples alongside the slate of new appointments announced Oct 6. Archbishop Battaglia, 61, has been seen as a rising star in the Italian Read more
Dr Mary McAleese has criticised the final document of the Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality, saying there is “nothing” in it that could not have been written “in a half day” by Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “before the synodal circus started”. In a statement expressing frustration at the 52-page report which was Read more
Providence St Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General’s office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the Catholic-owned hospital in Humboldt County violated multiple state laws by denying emergency abortion care to pregnant patients. Last month, Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, alleging it illegally refused to Read more
More than half of the survivors of the 2019 Christchurch mosque terrorist attacks have suffered long-term mental health effects in the aftermath, a new study has found. A University of Otago, Christchurch study found more than 60 percent of participants from the Christchurch Muslim community suffered from mental health conditions such as PTSD and depression Read more
We’ve seen plenty of brand mascots over the years, but the Vatican unveiling an anime-style cartoon design wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024. Archbishop Rino Fisichella has revealed ‘Luce’, a new friendly face for the Catholic Church’s jubilee next year. With electric blue hair and a bright yellow coat, Luce (Italian for ‘light’) looks Read more
As Jay Clarke mulls the future of the commercial vegetable-growing business based on the fertile plains of the Horowhenua that his family has built into the region’s largest over the last 46 years, his voice begins to tremor. “I don’t think I’d want my kids to do this,” says the 42-year old father of two. Read more