Franciscan friar is shot at Mexican sanctuary

A young Franciscan friar was shot at one of western Mexico’s most important Catholic sites in what local church officials are calling “an isolated incident.” The unidentified friar and seminarian, 24, was shot from behind on 14th March in the atrium of the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan in suburban Guadalajara. A suspect has been arrested in the shooting, though no motive for the... Read More

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August 14, 2019

Catholic mother who served soldiers tea and sandwiches shot dead by army months later

The daughter of a Catholic woman who welcomed the arrival of British soldiers in Northern Ireland said she was shot dead by the Army months after serving them tea and sandwiches at her family home. Joan Connolly, a mother-of-eight, lived with her husband and children in a predominately Catholic area in west Belfast when the... Read More

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May 2, 2019

Pro-IRA graffiti at Lyra McKee murder scene warns ‘informers will be executed’

Pro-IRA graffiti has appeared in Derry warning the community against helping the police. The slogans appeared this morning in the Creggan area, metres from where journalist Lyra McKee was killed on 18th April. She was shot by a dissident republican linked to the New IRA who fired indiscriminately at police lines during disturbances over the... Read More

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September 25, 2018

Blessed Romero’s ‘heroic life, sanctity’ holds many lessons, bishop says

Blessed Oscar Romero’s martyrdom, “the holy sacrifice of his life,” during his celebration of the “holy sacrifice” of the Mass holds a powerful lesson for Catholics, a US bishop has said. “He teaches us so powerfully that our embrace of the cross of Christ in our lives connects with the rhythm of the pascal mystery... Read More

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Pro-IRA graffiti at Lyra McKee murder scene warns ‘informers will be executed’

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Novena for Blessed Oscar Romero in London parish

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