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October 28, 2020

Killorglin’s 31 new pastoral ministers enjoy an online celebration on passing course

Bishop Ray Browne of Kerry Diocese and Fr Kevin Sullivan gathered with participants of the Course in Pastoral Ministry, Killorglin 2019-2020 on Thursday 8th October to celebrate their achievement on completing the course.  The course, organised by the Diocesan Pastoral Team, has now been undertaken by more than 400 people. This recent cohort saw 31... Read More
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December 21, 2018

Memories of community not faded 30 years after Lockerbie Air Disaster, says bishop

The Bishop of Galloway has marked the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie Air Disaster, stating that the memories of the community have not faded or diminished. Memorial services are to be held in Scotland and the US today to remember the 270 people killed when a passenger plane exploded over Lockerbie 30 years ago. Wreaths... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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December 20, 2018

Christian, Muslim leaders join Jordan’s king for Christmas celebration

As sectarian strife engulfs neighbouring Mideast countries, Jordan’s King Abdullah II invited Catholic and other leaders to celebrate Christmas in the spirit of fraternity and harmony the holiday symbolises. When the moderate Muslim leader ascended the throne in 1999, he declared Christmas a holiday to be celebrated by Jordanian Christians and Muslims alike. Palestinian President... Read More
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December 19, 2018

Pope: God’s Christmas wish isn’t buying-frenzy, feast, but gift of self

Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said. “If Christmas ends up as just a beautiful traditional holiday,” where everything revolves around “us and not him, it will... Read More
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December 4, 2018

Advent is time of vigilance and prayer, pope says

Christians can turn Christmas into a “pagan” or “mundane” holiday by focusing on the gifts and the tree rather than on the birth of Jesus and his promise to come again, Pope Francis said. Celebrating the beginning of Advent on 2nd December with the recitation of the Angelus prayer and at morning Mass in the... Read More
Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World
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October 14, 2018

CAFOD celebrates with Catholics across the world as Oscar Romero is named El Salvador’s first saint

UK Catholic aid agency, CAFOD, who worked with Archbishop Oscar Romero, will join millions of Catholics to celebrate his canonisation in Rome today, on Sunday 14th October. Assassinated while celebrating Mass in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero, a defender of the poor and campaigner for peace, will be declared El Salvador’s first saint later today.... Read More
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September 25, 2018

Blessed Romero’s ‘heroic life, sanctity’ holds many lessons, bishop says

Blessed Oscar Romero’s martyrdom, “the holy sacrifice of his life,” during his celebration of the “holy sacrifice” of the Mass holds a powerful lesson for Catholics, a US bishop has said. “He teaches us so powerfully that our embrace of the cross of Christ in our lives connects with the rhythm of the pascal mystery... Read More
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July 20, 2018

Riverdance, Nathan Carter, Daniel O’Donnell to perform for Pope Francis during World Meeting of Families

The internationally acclaimed Irish dance troupe Riverdance will be among those performing for Pope Francis at the August World Meeting of Families in Dublin, organisers have said. The group – which has been seen by some 25 million people worldwide – will be one of the main acts at a Festival of Families on 25th... Read More
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