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Sarah Mac Donald: Delegates’ unity lauded as Catholic faithful gather to discuss future of church

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 14d

Sarah Mac Donald: Delegates’ unity lauded as #Catholic faithful gather to discuss future of church in #Kilkenny. 'Have we learnt how to disagree as well as agree?' asked theologian Fr Gerry O'Hanlon. #IrishSynodalPathway #synodality

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The Catholic Church in Ireland held a national gathering in Kilkenny at the weekend to plot its path forward for a very different future.

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 20d

A reexamination of a failed attempt in #Ireland to help #Jewish people persecuted in #WorldWarII - a report of the annual Corish 2025 lecture @StPatsMaynooth by professor @DavidKertzer #PiusXII www.thetablet.co.uk/news/a-reexa...

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 20d

A reexamination of a failed attempt in #Ireland to help #Jewish people persecuted in #WorldWarII - a report of the annual Corish 2025 lecture @StPatsMaynooth by professor @DavidKertzer #PiusXII www.thetablet.co.uk/news/a-reexa...

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‘They are turning to the Catholic faith’ – Cork bishop sees revival of interest in religion among Gen Z

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 20d

‘They are turning to the Catholic faith’ – Cork bishop sees revival of interest in religion among Gen Z

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The Catholic Bishop of Cork has said he is “not surprised” by the findings of a new poll indicating there is a revival of interest in religion among members of Generation Z.

‘They are turning to the Catholic faith’ – Cork bishop sees revival of interest in religion among Gen Z

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 20d

‘They are turning to the Catholic faith’ – Cork bishop sees revival of interest in religion among Gen Z

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The Catholic Bishop of Cork has said he is “not surprised” by the findings of a new poll indicating there is a revival of interest in religion among members of Generation Z.

‘It’s inadequate and patronising’ – leading Irish theologian says arguments against female priests are ‘unpersuasive’

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 28d

‘It’s inadequate and patronising’ – leading Irish theologian says arguments against female priests are ‘unpersuasive’

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The core arguments for the “exclusion” of women from the Catholic priesthood “are unpersuasive”, a leading Irish theologian has said.

‘It’s inadequate and patronising’ – leading Irish theologian says arguments against female priests are ‘unpersuasive’

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · 28d

‘It’s inadequate and patronising’ – leading Irish theologian says arguments against female priests are ‘unpersuasive’

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The core arguments for the “exclusion” of women from the Catholic priesthood “are unpersuasive”, a leading Irish theologian has said.

I was 17 when I was recruited to the ‘Wolf of God’ – after two decades in the Legionaries of Christ, I broke free

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 27

I was 17 when I was recruited by the ‘#WolfofGod’ – John Paul Lennon was one of the first eight Irish-born members of the #LegionariesofChrist. Later he blew the whistle on founder Fr #Maciel - “There was this deviousness in Maciel". Read the story in today's Review in @Independent_ie bit.ly/3W9xGO3

He was once feted by the Vatican and had unparalleled access to Pope John Paul II who referred to him as “dear Fr Maciel”.

Study into sexual abuse of women religious sheds light on spiritual abuse

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · Sep 26

The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of abuse is perpetrated by men, although some sisters were abused also by women superiors.

The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of abus...

I was 17 when I was recruited to the ‘Wolf of God’ – after two decades in the Legionaries of Christ, I broke free

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 27

I was 17 when I was recruited by the ‘#WolfofGod’ – John Paul Lennon was one of the first eight Irish-born members of the #LegionariesofChrist. Later he blew the whistle on founder Fr #Maciel - “There was this deviousness in Maciel". Read the story in today's Review in @Independent_ie bit.ly/3W9xGO3

He was once feted by the Vatican and had unparalleled access to Pope John Paul II who referred to him as “dear Fr Maciel”.

Former Opus Dei numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 26

Former Opus Dei assistant numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking www.ncronline.org/culture/form... #OpusDei #Ireland

In Serve: My Lost Years at the Heart of Opus Dei, Anne Marie Allen documents the domestic servitude which she and other Irish women say they were lured into with the promise of vocational training in ...

Former Opus Dei numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 26

Former Opus Dei assistant numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking www.ncronline.org/culture/form... #OpusDei #Ireland

In Serve: My Lost Years at the Heart of Opus Dei, Anne Marie Allen documents the domestic servitude which she and other Irish women say they were lured into with the promise of vocational training in ...

‘He was an ordinary boy playing video games’ – How millennial Saint Carlo Acutis is winning over Ireland’s Gen Z

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 13

‘He was an ordinary boy playing video games’ – How millennial Saint #CarloAcutis is winning over Ireland’s #GenZ

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In Ireland and Britain the popular narrative around Catholicism is one of ‘decline and fall’. But does the popularity of the millennial saint Carlo Acutis and other recent reports of growing interest ...

‘He was an ordinary boy playing video games’ – How millennial Saint Carlo Acutis is winning over Ireland’s Gen Z

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 13

‘He was an ordinary boy playing video games’ – How millennial Saint #CarloAcutis is winning over Ireland’s #GenZ

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In Ireland and Britain the popular narrative around Catholicism is one of ‘decline and fall’. But does the popularity of the millennial saint Carlo Acutis and other recent reports of growing interest ...

Search of mass grave begins at site of closed Irish Catholic home for children

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · Sep 10

Now, 13 years after the publication of her article, "The Home," an excavation on behalf of Galway County Council is underway to try to recover the remains of the children buried at the home, which was run by the Bons Secours Sisters from 1925 to 1961.

"The mentality," according to what Catherine Corless has heard people say, was "that these children were 'the sin of the mother.'

Search of mass grave begins at site of closed Irish Catholic home for children

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 10

Search of mass grave begins at site of closed Irish Catholic home for children. According to Corrigan the #BonSecoursSisters wrote to her in April 2013 and told her that a grave existed in #Tuam www.ncronline.org/news/search-... #TuamMotherandBabyHome

"The mentality," according to what Catherine Corless has heard people say, was "that these children were 'the sin of the mother.'

Search of mass grave begins at site of closed Irish Catholic home for children

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 10

Search of mass grave begins at site of closed Irish Catholic home for children. According to Corrigan the #BonSecoursSisters wrote to her in April 2013 and told her that a grave existed in #Tuam www.ncronline.org/news/search-... #TuamMotherandBabyHome

"The mentality," according to what Catherine Corless has heard people say, was "that these children were 'the sin of the mother.'

Prominent Belfast priest criticises presidential election for excluding citizens in Northern Ireland

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Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 2

Prominent #Belfast priest criticises presidential election for excluding citizens in #NorthernIreland

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A well-known Belfast priest has criticised the exclusion of people in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish citizens from the presidential election in November.

Prominent Belfast priest criticises presidential election for excluding citizens in Northern Ireland

Sarah R Mac Donald @sarahrmacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 2

Prominent #Belfast priest criticises presidential election for excluding citizens in #NorthernIreland

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A well-known Belfast priest has criticised the exclusion of people in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish citizens from the presidential election in November.