Irish archbishop criticizes ‘pathetic responses’ to clergy abuse November 22, 2022By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin has lashed out at the “pathetic responses” to victims of clergy sexual abuse and the “whitewashing” of crimes in the wake of the latest abuse scandal to rock the Irish Church.
Women must be included in formation of priests, says Father Zollner November 3, 2022By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Jesuit Father Hans Zollner told more than 200 people at a “Stolen Lives” webinar that “the role of women has been to clean up the mess that men have made.”
Pope elevates Ireland’s national Knock Shrine to international status March 22, 2021By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis Factor” to define them still exist, according to participants on a panel during a March 18 dialogue.