This week saw the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland unite to call for reconciliation during the Drumcree dispute. In the US, an upcoming vote that could see a constitutional right to gay marriage and expanded abortion access in Virginia has prompted calls for fasting and prayer. Meanwhile, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has returned from a diplomatic mission to Moscow.
Church leaders urge Drumcree dialogue
The Catholic Church in Ireland released a joint statement with the Church of Ireland in response to the stand-off at Drumcree over a planned Orange Order parade. Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, called for the “urgent” creation of a “reconciling initiative”, stating that “too much is at stake”.
