Pre-dawn raid sees cross removed

Altar Servers lead the procession from St Mary’s Chapel, Creggan in Derry to the annual Blessing of the Graves ceremony at the City Cemeterylast Sunday night, celebrated by Bishop Donal McKeown and priests of the area. Photo: Stephen Latimer

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First Communion children carry baskets of petals through the streets of Millstreet, Co. Cork during the annual Corpus Christi procession last Sunday. Photo: Seán Radley

Christians are not made in a laboratory, but in a community called the church, Pope Francis said. At his weekly general audience June 25, Pope Francis continued his series of audience talks about the church, telling an estimated 33,000 people that there is no such thing as "do-it-yourself" Christians or "free agents" when it comes…

The Vatican will name a special "assistant" to advise the leadership of the troubled Legionaries of Christ, whose revised constitutions Pope Francis has still not approved four months after they were submitted to him. Fr Eduardo Robles Gil, general director of the Legionaries, made the announcement in a video message sent to the congregation's members…

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