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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 15:31

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'How much more blood has to flow?' - Pope appeals to Putin to end ‘spiral of violence’ in Ukraine

Pope Francis has implored Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, and denounced the “absurd” risk to humanity of catastrophic nuclear war as tensions escalate. The pontiff made his strongest plea ...

02 Oct 2022 at 13:46

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 their cultures, severed ...

26 Jul 2022 at 10:31

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Pope travels to Canada to apologise for the 'evil' done to Native peoples by Catholic missionaries

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 the Americas and the discovery of ...

23 Jul 2022 at 12:06

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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 former Highland Radio presenter, Shaun ...

13 Apr 2022 at 22:15

National News

'My heart aches' - Pope urges people to fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday

Pope Francis is urging people across the world to make Ash Wednesday a day of fasting for peace in Ukraine. He made the call following days of worldwide tension and unrest as Russian president, Vladimir Putin, launched troops into ...

27 Feb 2022 at 13:34

National News

'We can never take peace for granted' - Archbishop asks Irish catholics to pray for Ukraine

Archbishop Eamon Martin is asking Irish catholics to unite with Pope Francis in praying and fasting for Ukraine this Lent. The archbishop made the comments yesterday (Tuesday March 1) ahead of Ash Wednesday today, and is ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:41

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Pope Francis condemns Putin over Russia’s ‘infantile’ war in Ukraine

Pope Francis has said he is considering a visit to Kyiv as he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war. Speaking after his arrival in Malta, he delivered his most pointed and personalised ...

02 Apr 2022 at 15:31

National News

Pope Francis criticises Russia’s war in Ukraine and appeals for peace

Pope Francis has told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war. He asked at an outdoor Mass in Kazakhstan “how many deaths will it take?” for ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:30

Local News

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 ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:40

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Pope Francis praises 13th century pontiff who resigned to live hermit's life

Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to an Italian mountain town on Sunday and hailed the humility of a 13th century pontiff who resigned to live a hermit’s life, praising him for using his brief papacy to highlight the ...

29 Aug 2022 at 12:03

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Letterkenny's Mary Maguire reads at funeral of Pope Benedict

Letterkenny woman Mary Maguire read at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Ms Maguire delivered the second reading, from the First letter of St Peter (1:3-9) before an estimated 100,000 people at St ...

05 Jan 2023 at 09:27

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