Holy, not horror: New guide explains hidden ministry of exorcism

One kind of ministry, by its nature but also Church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: exorcism. Unfortunately, commercial interests and media have exploited that vacuum, offering sensationalised, spine-chilling and, yet, often inaccurate depictions. “If an untrue image of the exorcist’s ministry has spread among the general public, this is due not to the... Read More

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January 8, 2020

‘No end in sight to the horror’: Australian bishops respond to fires

Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires. The bishops have set up a national network, connecting people affected by the fires with “people who can help... Read More

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May 23, 2019

Rush to abort blamed as healthy baby terminated

Babies aborted after a misdiagnosis of a severe abnormality must not become “collateral damage” in the rush to establish a new regime after the repeal of the 8th amendment, pro-lifers have demanded. The call comes following the emergence of “horror stories”, including revelations that a baby aborted in the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street,... Read More

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March 14, 2019

‘I watched as my husband was butchered to death’

The full horror of Islamist militia violence in north-east Nigeria has been revealed in a Christian woman’s very personal account of torture, grief and survival against all the odds. Speaking in an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Catherine Ibrahim described how Boko Haram gunmen forced her to watch as they... Read More

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October 22, 2018

Ukraine’s war forms young Christian leaders, archbishop says

The horror of the ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine is shaping the moral compass of a generation of young Ukrainians and preparing them to be heroic Christian leaders, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. “Frequently, a young person that has suffered, that has gazed into the eyes of death on the field of... Read More

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September 26, 2018

It’s not true to say Church has done nothing ‘to clean up’ abuse scandals, says pope

The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of the “corruption” of covering it up, Pope Francis said. Returning to Rome from a trip to the Baltic nations, Pope Francis was asked about his remarks to young people in Tallinn, Estonia, when he said young people are... Read More

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August 25, 2018

Horror classic and Christ satire to be screened in Derby Cathedral

A cathedral is pressing ahead with plans to show two ‘not for the faint-hearted’ horror films and Monty Python’s controversial Life of Brian on an inflatable big screen – despite opposition from some church wardens. The Dean of Derby, The Very Reverend Dr Stephen Hance, said the decision to host the city’s QUAD cinema’s Fright... Read More

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