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IRELAND: The Inaugural meeting of the Association of Catholic Priests took place on 15th September 2010, in Portlaoise Parish Centre
This meeting today is born out of a conviction that a voice for priests is an urgent need, indeed a justice imperative for priests and for our Church now and (I think it isn’t too large a claim to make) for Irish society.
Ten things everyone needs to know about Islam
Today Islam and Muslims suffer unjustly from a bad reputation. Largely as a result of media coverage of criminal terrorist activities carried out by a tiny minority of extremist elements in the last decade or so, many people have developed a negative image or stereotype of Islam and Muslims.
Caritas appeal for Pakistan
As you are well aware 20 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the worst floods the country has seen in decades.
Caritas Australia has launched an appeal and will work with communities now and in the long-term to improve hygiene practices, provide access to clean water, repair community infrastructure and provide emergency shelter, to at least 60,000 people over the next 10 months.
Leadership – Restoration – Subsidiarity
The following excerpts come from an open and honest expression of the views Bishop Kevin Dowling on the current state of the Church. Bishop Dowling is a Redemptorist, who worked as the Roman base of his Order from 1988 to 1990, before returning to his native South Africa as a Bishop. This address was originally given on 1st July 2010, “off the record”, to a group of influential lay Catholics, but subsequently it became public news and was published online with Bishop Dowling’s permission by the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) on July 8th.
