Belfast priest who died in boating accident ‘pride of his community’

A Belfast-born priest whose body was recovered from a river following a boating accident was the pride of his community, those who knew him have said. Fr Stephen Rooney died following last Sunday’s tragedy on the Detroit River in the US. He was a priest in the US for the last 30 years and was... Read More

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March 22, 2019

Tributes paid as funerals held for St Patrick’s Day party victims

Fond tributes have been paid to the victims of a St Patrick’s Day party crush as their school friends gathered for a day of funerals. There were emotional scenes as hundreds gathered to say farewell to three teenagers who lost their lives in the hotel disco tragedy in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. Morgan Barnard, 17, Lauren... Read More

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January 11, 2019

Singer’s Lourdes prayers for stricken F1 ace Schumacher

A celebrity friend of Michael Schumacher has revealed that she went on pilgrimage to Lourdes to pray for the seven-time Formula One champion, who continues to recover from a skiing accident in 2013. French singer Mireille Mathieu, a devout Catholic who followed Schumacher’s career for years and was frequently trackside during his races, shared her... Read More

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September 26, 2018

Pope prays for victims of ferry disaster in Tanzania

Pope Francis mourned the loss of more than 200 lives in a ferry accident on Lake Victoria near the Tanzanian island of Ukara. He expressed his “sincere solidarity with those who mourn the loss of their loved ones and those who fear for the lives of those still missing,” in a telegram sent on his... Read More

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