Dear Editor, After the death of Pope Pius XII in 1959, the Kennedy Directory USA, now the Official Catholic Directory, published the following statistics in relation to his 19 year Pontificate from 1939 until his death in 1958. In 1939 the number of archdioceses in the USA numbered 19, in 1958 they numbered 26 an…

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"The Bishop of Rome will not be at peace as long as there are men and women ñ of any religion harmed in their dignity, deprived of what is necessary for their survival, robbed of their future or forced to become refugees." Pope Francis’ message for peace in the Middle East, delivered on November 21…

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"Fr Reid will perhaps best be remembered for the courageous part he played in identifying and nurturing the early seeds of an inclusive peace process. Fr Reid’s role as a channel for peace laid the ground for the achievement of the IRA cease-fire and created the political space for the multi-party talks that ultimately led…

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A documentary film examining the global impact of Medjugorje is to be screened in a number of Irish cinemas from November 29. A documentary film examining the global impact of Medjugorje is to be screened in a number of Irish cinemas from November 29. In an agreement struck between Irish tour operator Marian Pilgrimages and…

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