by Oisin Walsh | Jun 26, 2017 | News archive 2017
See below message from Cardinal Peter Turkson for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Bishop Éamonn Walsh of the Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative has welcomed today’s message from the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human...
by Chah Garde | Jun 26, 2017 | News archive 2017
Saint Senan’s Parish, Shannon, Co Clare Welcome I extend a very warm welcome to you all again this evening as we celebrate the golden jubilee (1967-2017) of the dedication of the Parish of Saint Senan here in Shannon. It is an occasion to rejoice and celebrate and...
by Chah Garde | Jun 26, 2017 | News archive 2017
Bishop Michael Smith celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation for five members of the Irish community in Paris. The ceremony took place yesterday, Sunday 25 June, in the chapel of the Irish College in Paris. The candidates for Confirmation were prepared by Father...
by Chah Garde | Jun 26, 2017 | News archive 2017
St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast A day of joy and thanksgiving Today, St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast, is a temple of joy and thanksgiving as we gather for the ordination to the priesthood of Manuelito Muga Milo, son of Maria Victoria Milo and Danilo Milo, brother...
by Chah Garde | Jun 26, 2017 | News archive 2017
This wonderful church was built at a stage when there was much ferment on this island. In 1967, the Second Vatican Council had finished in December 1965 – and Ireland had just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. I was an optimistic teenager then –...