Archbishop Eamon ⁩Martin urges NI MPs to reject assisted suicide bill

by [email protected] | Nov 28, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024

‘Assisted suicide’ bill to be voted on tomorrow by politicians in London Tomorrow, Friday, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be voted on in the Westminster Parliament.  If enacted, this Bill will facilitate a change in the law to...

Bishop Martin Hayes: “Prisoners’ rights in Mountjoy, in terms of freedom of religious expression, have been suppressed by authorities”

by [email protected] | Nov 27, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024

Bishop Martin Hayes said, “I am alarmed at developments this week in Mountjoy Prison with the start of construction to repurpose its chapel.  There has not been appropriate consultation with prisoners or with prison chaplains regarding this project.  This...

Archbishop Martin: Pope Francis speaks movingly of an ‘ecumenism of blood’ uniting all Christians in suffering and shared witness

by [email protected] | Nov 18, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024

Ahead of ‘Red Wednesday’, on 20 November, Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has urged parishioners to show solidarity with Christians who are persecuted and discriminated against because of their faith.   The Primate’s call comes as cathedrals,...

Daring to Dream – an autumn reflection from the Archbishops of Armagh

by [email protected] | Nov 1, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024

In recent months our Churches, in our own particular ways, have been giving thanks for what you might call the “coming good” of creation.. The season of Creation in the Catholic Tradition, and Harvest Thanksgivings in the Church of Ireland have celebrated the...

Statement by Archbishop Dermot Farrell on the death of Bishop Donal Murray RIP

by [email protected] | Oct 14, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024

I am greatly saddened by the news of the death of the Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Donal Murray. Bishop Donal was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dublin on 22nd May 1966, and having completed his postgraduate studies in Rome, he returned to the Diocese in...