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Pope Francis expresses sympathy over Creeslough tragedy

Pope Francis has sent a message of sympathy following the Creeslough tragedy. Ten people lost their lives after an explosion at a service station in the town on Friday afternoon. The devastation has reverberated around the globe. Pope Francis has ...

09 Oct 2022 at 15:33

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One day at a time: Co Derry centenarian's secret to long life

A County Derry woman who celebrated her 100th birthday last week has said the secret to long life is to neither look too far ahead nor over your shoulder. Esther Cassidy, from Ballymaguigan, received her various letters of congratulations last ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:33

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Donegal man meets Pope to discuss schools' role in peace and sustainability

Mountcharles man Gerry Bennett met Pope Francis and a group of global educators in the Pope’s residence in Rome on Friday last. Gerry, a former teacher at De La Salle College, Ballyshannon and former Principal at St Columba’s College, ...

28 Sept 2022 at 12:33

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Pope Francis meets transgender group sheltered by Rome church

Pope Francis has met a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church. The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano said the meeting took place Wednesday. The newspaper quoted Sister Genevieve Jeanningros as ...

11 Aug 2022 at 12:53

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‘Rescind the Doctrine’ protest greets pope in Canada

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canada’s national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples. They want him to formally rescind the papal decrees underpinning the so-called ...

28 Jul 2022 at 19:04

Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada

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Pope apologises for ‘devastating’ school abuses in Canada

Pope Francis has apologised for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of indigenous residential schools. He said the forced assimilation of native peoples into Christian society destroyed ...

26 Jul 2022 at 23:33

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Pope visits Nunavut for final apology of his Canadian tour

Pope Francis travelled to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the “evil” of Canada’s residential schools, wrapping up his week-long “penitential pilgrimage” with a dramatic ...

30 Jul 2022 at 00:37

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Pope apologises for ‘devastating’ school abuses in Canada

26 Jul 2022 at 10:27

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Pope promotes Vatican nurse credited with saving his life

Pope Francis has promoted a Vatican nurse he credited with saving his life to be his “personal health care assistant”. The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano Strappetti in a one-line statement ...

04 Aug 2022 at 14:37

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Pope to begin ‘penitential pilgrimage’ in Canada to apologise to Native peoples

The Pope’s trip to Canada to apologise for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pontiff from ...

23 Jul 2022 at 10:53

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Canada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough

The Canadian government says Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses they suffered in the country’s church-run residential schools did not go far enough. The official government reaction ...

28 Jul 2022 at 02:33

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From broadcaster to the priesthood - Shaun Doherty’s unique journey

While every priest has a unique vocation that is specific to him alone, there are common signs and indications that are shared by most men who are called to serve at the altar. To hear the news that ...

13 Apr 2022 at 22:33

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