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Archbishop Eamon Martin is pictured with members of the local Scout group who presented him with the Peace Light from Bethlehem at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh. The light is taken from the birthplace of Jesus and travels the world passing from one Scout group to another in order to spread a message of peace.

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Beaumont Hospital celebrates ‘invaluable’ ministries

Volunteers packed out the chapel at Beaumont Hospital for a Mass to celebrate the diverse range of ministries that take place there. Papal nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown commissioned 40 new Ministers of the Eucharist during the Mass, which brought together representatives from all the different ministries within the hospital. In addition to staff chaplains, Beaumont…

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The Bishop of Cloyne has asked for prayers for all of those affected by the tragic deaths of a married couple and their daughter in Cobh at the weekend. The couple, Michael and Valerie Greaney, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Cobh on Sunday afternoon, and their their 21-year-old daughter…

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Pope urges people to work for peaceful 2015

Pope Francis has urged Catholics to work for an end to modern-day slavery in his message to mark World Day of Peace, January 1. With the Global Slavery Index estimating there are nearly 30 million people worldwide living in slave-like conditions, Pope Francis said, “We are facing a global phenomenon which exceeds the competence of…

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