but russia s president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. we ll have the latest from kyiv and moscow and asking whether russia is now escalating the war. also this lunchtime. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng bows to pressure and brings forward his plan for balancing the government s finances. striking barristers deliver their verdict on a government pay offer they will accept it and go back to work. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others, as her trial begins in manchester. and the scourge of plastic fishing nets that trap wildlife in our seas could a new recycling plan offer a solution? and coming up on the bbc news channel, sprinter cj ujah is banned for nearly two years after testing positive for two banned substances at last year s tokyo olympic games. good afternoon. they re trying to wipe us off the face of the earth the words of ukr
A major vocation crisis could result in fewer than 10 active priests in the diocese in less than 20 years, according to the local ordinary, Bishop Larry Duffy.
The Church in Ireland is implementing the encyclical Laudato Si’ by setting a goal for all dioceses and parishes: Make 30% of outdoor spaces “biodiversity-friendly.”
normal, everyday things when they were caught in the explosion. in a village ofjust 400 people, everyone knows the people who have died. everyone is affected by an unthinkable tragedy. the explosion has devastated this village and shocked the island of ireland. the leader of the catholic church in ireland has come to creeslough to meet a community inquiry. just to see the empty, the empty shell that is there. but for me, it conjures up a way the emptiness there must be in so many homes, schools and workplaces and in the community, that empty space. but a space that has been filled by love, by care, by prayer, by faith and also by some hope. because in the midst of this awful disaster, there has been a huge community response. in the local church,