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ROME: Cardinal Mario Grech told Irish bishops that embarking on a “synodal process” could lead to an “ecclesial springtime.” In an address published on the Irish bishops’ conference website on March 4, the Secretary General of Synod of Bishops said that it was “more than understandable” that the bishops might worry about whether embarking on a “synodal process” was “the right decision.” He said: “But keep in mind the assurance given to us by the Holy Father: ‘it is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.’ A syno...

Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of Synod of Bishops. Credit: Diocese of Gozo (CC BY-SA 4.0). CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- Cardinal Mario Grech told Irish bishops that embarking on a “synodal process” could lead to an “ecclesial springtime.” In an address published on the Irish bishops’ conference website on March 4, the Secretary General of Synod of Bishops said that it was “more than understandable” that the bishops might worry about whether embarking on a “synodal process” was “the right decision.” He said: “But keep in mind the assurance given...

Catholic Bishops in the west have said it is unlikely that children will be able to make their First Communion or Confirmation before the end of the current school year.

First Communions and Confirmations in doubt again following statement from bishops due to Covid restrictions uncertainty Reporter:  '); First Holy Communion and Confirmation celebrations look set to be put on ice again due to the Covid-19 pandemic following a statement from bishops in the west of Ireland. A Pastoral message has been issued from the Bishops of the six dioceses of the Province of the Archdiocese of Tuam to Catholics in Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. It says confirmations have been deferred to Autumn. Parishes have been advised to do the same in relation to First Holy Comm...

Mother and Baby Homes: Kildare official warned of turning unmarried mothers into "social outcasts" more than 80 years ago Reporter:  '); A senior Kildare health official sounded a warning about how unmarried mothers were being treated over 80 years ago. The information is contained in the 3,000 page report of the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes published last week. In a paper presented to Muintir na Tíre Rural Week in 1939, the assistant county medical officer of health for Kildare, who was a woman, argued that it is “highly desirable that unmarried mothers, some of whom are often o...