Sarah Harte: Church's dismissal of Our Lady as a co-redeemer seems like bad PR

The Catholic Church seems determined to take the least popular path — latest for the chop is the concept of Our Lady's role as a co-redeemer

It seemed a bad move that last week, when a new decree from the Vatican’s top doctrinal office, approved by Pope Leo XIV, asked Catholics to stop referring to Mary as someone who helped her son, Jesus, save the world from damnation. Picture: Denis Minihane

So, what do Catherine Connolly, Zohran Mamdani and Pope Leo have in common? All three have been in the news, but only two are arguably down with the kids.

Zohran Mamdani, the new New York City mayor, and Catherine Connolly, the new president of Ireland, ran standout, digitally savvy campaigns that attracted new fans, many of them young.