Episcopal Ordination of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin, Bishop Donal Roche, in Saint Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, on Trinity Sunday 2024
Bishops’ pastoral letter ‘Freedom to Live Fully, Until Death Comes’ and ‘Through the Valley’ video
“Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in his or her very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state, or situation the person may ever encounter.” With that in mind, the Bishops of Ireland wish to invite people to consider once again some of the essential elements of the Church’s teaching on care at the end of life.
Read the full text bishops’ pastoral letter: Freedom to Live Fully, Until Death Comes
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