During Mass Archbishop Dermot Farrell holds up the decree of Pope Leo XIV designating St Mary’s as the Cathedral Church of the Archdiocese of Dublin. (Catholic Communications Office archive) (Catholic Communications Office archive) Archbishop Farrell: Two-hundred years ago today, on the Feast of Saint Laurence O’Toole, this church was dedicated. It was dedicated in a time when courage was required to conceive and undertake a project such as this. While we may rightly marvel at the Dublin Catholics of that time, with Catholic Emancipation still a few years…
