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Funding suspended to St John of God order in Malawi
Irish Times
Misean Cara, which gets funding from the State’s overseas development programme Irish Aid, said it was “extremely concerned” about issues raised … The order said it was reviewed in Ireland by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in December 2015 and had fully …
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/funding-suspended-to-st-john-of-god-order-in-malawi-
Church Army dares you to be salt and light in the world
The Church Army – a mission society linked with the Anglican Churches in the UK and Ireland – has produced a series of Lent reflections in which they dare people to carry out tasks designed to inspire and activate them in their evangelism. Their “Being Salt and Light” evangelism series is based on Matthew 5: 13-16. People signed up to the resource will receive a weekly reflection and two dares, which they hope will help people grow in confidence sharing their faith with the people they encounter during Lent, and afterwards.
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Una Mullally: Vatican’s Mary McAleese ban is the act of a ‘snowflake’
Irish Times
Just to recap, McAleese is not about to launch into an extreme point of view on the Catholic Church. The Women’s Ordination Worldwide organisation said: “Pope Francis has called repeatedly for fearless dialogue in the church. Yet, within the Vatican bureaucracy silencing and policing of women’s …
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/una-mullally-vatican-s-mary-mcaleese-ban-is-the-act-of-a-snowflake-1.3379576
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Irish in Argentina: Not always a successful diaspora story
Irish Times
The casualties do not end there. In January 1977, Holy Cross Church, an iconic Irish church where generations of Irish-Argentines had gathered for over a century, was attacked by the Argentine army. Two French nuns along with a group of “Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo” were dragged from the church, …
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/irish-in-argentina-not-always-a-successful-diaspora-story-1.3378036?
Newly appointed Anglican bishops attend induction week at Canterbury Cathedral
A group of 33 recently appointed bishops are spending a week at Canterbury Cathedral – the Anglican Communion’s mother church – as part of a global induction programme. They are taking part in the new bishops’ course, which happens every February. It provides an opportunity for newly appointed bishops from around the world to meet each other for fellowship, prayer and learning. Yesterday they were in London, visiting the Anglican Communion Office in Notting Hill in the morning, and Lambeth Palace, the London home and offices of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the afternoon afternoon.
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Survivors of Ireland’s largest Mother and Baby Home plan to stage series of protests during Pope …
The Irish Sun
Clodagh Malone, founder of the Beyond Adoption Ireland group, told the Irish Sun she will be protesting during the Pope’s visit due to the church’s failure to apologise for the scandal. Clodagh was born in St Patrick’s Mother and Baby Home — which has since been developed into a housing state — and …
https://www.thesun.ie/news/2138240/survivors-of-irelands-largest-mother-and-baby-home-plan-to-stage-series-of-protests-during-pope-francis-visit-to-ireland/
New monthly issue of Derry’s Net magazine
The February edition of The Net, covering faith activities in parishes across the Derry Diocese, is now available. For coverage of your parish or school faith activities just send an email to editorthenet15@gmail.com or ring/text 07809292852.
This month’s coverage includes –
Claudy School’s Marian Devotions, Rosary talk in St Mary’s Melmount, Aghyaran children celebrate Epiphany, Ballinascreen pupils creating icons, Creggan children among growing number in Adoration, Newtownstewart gift marks Baptism of Our Lord, Cappagh blessing of babies, St Eugene’s explores handing on the faith, Gortin parish celebrates Baptism, Creggan baby blessing, Cappagh faith story, Tribute to inspirational Claudy teen, Loved ones remembered at Ardmore gathering, Bellaghy seniors enjoy festive treat, Coleraine SVP fundraising thanks, Long Tower lady reflects on wonderful relationship with Sacred Heart, Archbishop Eamon seeks prayer that Ireland will ‘choose life’, Derry Youth Community continues to bring Gospel message alive, Cros Bhríde, Diocesan Laudato Si Group launched, Church leaders mark Christian Unity Week, Children’s Catechism Club, Diocesan Diary, Parish Post-its, Community Calendar, School Scene, and Quiz Time.
ON THIS DAY
February 7, 1478: Thomas More, lord chancellor of England during the English Reformation, is born. Though he idealized freedom of religion in Utopia (1516), he supported the punishment of heretics and Protestants like Martin Luther and William Tyndale. He retired from office rather than acknowledge Henry VIII’s divorce and was beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry as head of the church (see issue 16: William Tyndale).
February 7, 1817 (traditional date): Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. After escaping to freedom, he became the most prominent of the black abolitionists and eventually became the first black to hold high political office, as consul-general to the Republic of Haiti (see issue 62: Bound For Canaan).
February 7, 1938: After years of being closely watched by Nazi secret police, Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller is put on trial. He was subsequently confined in a concentration camp, but he survived and went on to hold a leadership role in the World Council of Churches from 1948-1968 .