by Oisin Walsh | Apr 27, 2016 | News archive 2016
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warmly welcomed the news today that Pope Francis has approved the beatification of Venerable John Sullivan (1861-1933). Pope Francis approved the decree that authenticated a miracle attributed to Father Sullivan at an audience with...
by Chah Garde | Apr 27, 2016 | News archive 2016
Church leaders met members of the Panel on Disbanding Paramilitary Groups in Belfast today (27th April), the body set up under last November’s Fresh Start Agreement to develop recommendations for a strategy to end paramilitarism and disband paramilitary groups. In a...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 27, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
A Pastoral Reflection by the Catholic Bishops in Northern Ireland on 5 May elections to the Legislative Assembly Voting for those who will govern our society is a moral act. Each vote cast, or not cast, potentially influences the values that will shape future law...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 27, 2016 | News archive 2016
‘A better future: towards a culture of life, care and hope for all’ – A Pastoral Reflection by the Catholic Bishops in Northern Ireland on 5 May elections to the Legislative Assembly Voting for those who will govern our society is a moral act. Each vote cast, or not...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 26, 2016 | News archive 2016
Pope Francis recently quoted Martin Luther King on the theme of putting an end to violence. King had said that in the face of senseless violence in the end: “somewhere somebody must have a little sense”. And then he adds: “[The sensible person] is the strong...
