Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/02/13
A papal visit to Serbia marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan “is not possible”, the Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia, Archbishop Orlando Antonini, has said. The Pontifical Council for the...
View ArticleThe Magdalene laundries were used as reformatories where girls were sent...
I usually maintain a general scepticism about the BBC’s reporting of stories involving the Catholic Church, but I have to admit that I missed out on this one, maybe because it has to do with Ireland,...
View ArticleThe Magdalen Laundries: an important corrective
Reading through Personal Update, the newsletter of the Irish ‘Family & Life’ movement for May 2013, which has just arrived in the post, I see it includes an article entitled, A very brief...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 27/06/13
The Legion of Christ must take further “fundamental steps in the path towards authentic and profound renewal”, the Pope said in a letter to papal delegate Cardinal Velasio De Paolis released yesterday...
View ArticleIrish government to compensate former Magdalene residents
The Irish government is to provide lump-sum compensation to former residents of the Magdalene laundries. The moves comes after an independent report released in February found “significant” state...
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