Aquinas in Appalachia: Bluegrass-picking priest explains genre’s appeal

Rome’s baroque churches, street-side shrines to the Virgin Mary and regular cycle of papal liturgies conjure fitting sentiments for a priest living and teaching theology in the Eternal City. When US-born, Dominican Fr Thomas Joseph White gets out his National Reso-Phonic guitar, however, his heart is thousands of miles away – in rural Appalachia. “I... Read More

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March 31, 2021

Bishop recalls life of first US priest who died of Covid-19

Fr Jorge Ortiz-Garay of Brooklyn, the first US priest to die from complications of Covid-19, was recalled as “a good and saintly priest” by his bishop during a bilingual Mass marking the first anniversary of his death. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio recalled the life of Fr Ortiz-Garay, 49, pastor of St Brigid Church in Brooklyn, describing the native of Mexico as a man... Read More

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March 14, 2021

Australian priest: More homeless in Hong Kong than he’s seen in 36 years

Oblate Fr John Wotherspoon loves McDonald’s restaurants, and it’s not because of the fries. The reason the Catholic priest favours the fast-food chain is that the 24-hour stores were among the few places that allowed homeless people to stay in the late evening and early morning hours. The unofficial policy even resulted in a nickname, “McSleepers,” for... Read More

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February 26, 2021

Priest plans to auction coveted baseball cards to aid low-income students

A baseball card collection worth thousands of dollars was a split second away from being dropped into a bin and disappearing forever in a landfill. Fr John Ubel, rector of the Cathedral of St Paul, in St Paul, Minnesota, recalled that moment more than 15 years ago when he was transferred to a different priestly assignment and... Read More

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February 24, 2021

Passionist priest, relative of Princess Diana and Churchill, takes step closer to sainthood

A priest related to Princess Diana and Sir Winston Churchill has taken a major step closer to sainthood as Pope Francis has declared him venerable. Like St John Henry Newman, Passionist Fr Ignatius Spencer is considered one of the towering figures of the 19th-century revival of English Catholicism, often referred to by Church historians as the ‘Second... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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February 18, 2021

Glasgow priest launches legal action over Scottish church closures

A Glasgow priest has launched legal action against Covid-19 related church closures in Scotland. Scottish worshippers currently face criminal penalties for going to church, in contrast to their English neighbours who can attend with safety measures in place. “As a priest, I have witnessed first-hand the grief and suffering that Covid-19 has caused for my... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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February 12, 2021

Solidarity, not competition, must rule vaccine rollout, priest says

The only ethical and practical response to the coronavirus pandemic is solidarity, not competition – including when it comes to the vaccines, said a priest working on the Vatican Covid-19 Commission. The need to develop and widely distribute vaccines for the coronavirus is the perfect example of how prioritising solidarity serves the common good, a lesson Catholic... Read More

News – Vatican

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January 22, 2021

Bishop’s just ‘a big parish priest’ he tells radio show

The Bishop of East Anglia, Alan Hopes, has talked about his story of faith, his conversion to the Catholic Church and life as a bishop on the Ignite First Fridays YouTube show. Interviewed by show host Ciaran Losasso on 1st January, Bishop Hopes said his favourite part of being a bishop was getting out from behind... Read More

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