Sisters from the Mercy International Association greet President Michael D. Higgins who visited the Mercy International Association, Baggot Street, Dublin, to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of an international initiative to link Mercy global family which consists of 7,500 Sisters of Mercy, 5,000 associates and between a quarter and a half million partners…
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Syrian refugees’ reactions mixed to airstrikes against Islamic State
Syria’s civil war has no end in sight
‘Unfaithful’ English bishop resigns
Bishop Kieran Conry made the announcement in a letter read out at Masses
Traditionalist leader meets the head of the CDF to discuss reconciliation
Bishop Bernard Fellay in a long series of reconciliation talks
Former nuncio accused of sex abuse under house arrest
Vatican prosecutor has informed Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski of the charges against him
Drogheda sacristan ends hunger strike at Dominican church
Fight against the church closure will continue with a protest rally at the weekend
Abortion guidelines ‘reinforce obscenity of law’ – PLC
The Pro Life Campaign has said the Government’s guidelines on abortion issued last week “reinforce the obscenity of the new law”. The organisation also claims that as a direct result of last year’s abortion law, “a defenceless baby at this very moment is clinging to life in an Irish hospital”. PLC deputy chairperson Cora Sherlock…
Persecution of Christians ‘intolerable’ – Flanagan
The minister also pointed out that his department had received a publication listing 60 countries where Christians were persecuted
Road safety plea to NI parishes
PSNI has enlisted the help of the Churches in Northern Ireland to deliver a road safety message

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