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August 14, 2019

Catholic mother who served soldiers tea and sandwiches shot dead by army months later

The daughter of a Catholic woman who welcomed the arrival of British soldiers in Northern Ireland said she was shot dead by the Army months after serving them tea and sandwiches at her family home. Joan Connolly, a mother-of-eight, lived with her husband and children in a predominately Catholic area in west Belfast when the... Read More
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May 24, 2019

Prince Charles’ visit to Northern Ireland ‘a challenge to dissident republicans’, says Primate of All-Ireland

The Prince of Wales’ visit to Northern Ireland sends a clear message to dissident republicans that the country wants to move on, the Primate of All-Ireland has said. The Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, joined Church of Ireland counterpart Richard Clarke in hosting Charles during a trip to the ecclesiastical capital of Armagh as part... Read More
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May 2, 2019

Pro-IRA graffiti at Lyra McKee murder scene warns ‘informers will be executed’

Pro-IRA graffiti has appeared in Derry warning the community against helping the police. The slogans appeared this morning in the Creggan area, metres from where journalist Lyra McKee was killed on 18th April. She was shot by a dissident republican linked to the New IRA who fired indiscriminately at police lines during disturbances over the... Read More
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April 4, 2019

Texas bans clergy from death chamber after inmate wins discrimination ruling

Prisons in a US state will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the US Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist spiritual adviser could not accompany him. Effective immediately, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will only permit prison... Read More
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March 30, 2019

Cold Feet star James Nesbitt urges financial assistance for victims of the Troubles

James Nesbitt has said it is “scandalous” so much money has been “wasted” on Brexit while special pensions for those left severely injured in The Troubles are still not guaranteed. The actor from Coleraine urged those in power to honour their “moral and social responsibility” in securing a degree of financial security for victims so... Read More
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October 11, 2018

Netflix captures priests’ response to gun horrors

A documentary exploring the journeys of two Catholic priests following the school shootings at Sandy Hook and Dunblane is available on Netflix. The short documentary, Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane, follows Mgr Bob Weiss, parish priest of St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, in the days following the Sandy Hook... Read More
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October 9, 2018

Novena for Blessed Oscar Romero in London parish

In anticipation of his canonisation on Sunday 14th October, the parish of St Ignatius, Stamford Hill is holding a Novena of intercession to Blessed Oscar Romero, with prayers and brief reflections at every Mass. The Novena opened with a Mass on Friday 5th October, celebrated by Bishop John Sherrington, and continues until Saturday 13th October... 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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