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Please pray for Evelyn Murphy, late of Willow Lawn, who has died
Church Leaders call for unified political response to address violence and community tensions
Following recent disturbances in Northern Ireland, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) has written an open letter to political leaders in Northern Ireland, the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the European Union. The letter is signed by the Most Revd John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland; the Most […]
Archbishop Eamon Martin to be guest speaker at the Grandparents’ online Faith Café
Archbishop Eamon Martin will address the Grandparents Faith Café this evening on the theme ‘Grandparents as Faith Connectors’. The Grandparents’ Faith Café is a new online initiative of the Catholic Grandparents Association which takes place once a month via Zoom. The Faith Café is a social and spiritual space for grandparents to meet online once a […]
Archbishop Eamon Martin expresses his sympathy to Queen Elizabeth on the death of Prince Philip
Archbishop Eamon Martin has expressed his sympathy to Queen Elizabeth on the death today of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Archbishop Martin said, “Her Majesty the Queen, and all the members of the Royal family, are in our prayers on the death of a much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. […]
Dialogue needed in Northern Ireland – Bishop Noel Treanor on Vatican Radio
In response to recent violence on the streets of Belfast, clergy from the four main churches in Northern Ireland held an ecumenical service on Friday 9 April, close to the areas which have been scenes of unrest. Among those who gathered at a gate in the Peace Wall at Larnark Way in the west of […]
Vatican Symposium to explore relationship between ordained priesthood and the priesthood of all the baptized
The Vatican will host a Theological Symposium on Vocations on 17-19 February 2022, entitled “Toward a Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood”. The event was presented on Monday 12 April at the Holy See Press Office by Cardinal Marc Ouellett, Professor Michelina Tenace, and Father Vincent Siret. The trio presented reports with the background and goals […]