Pope St John Paul II in Ireland in 1979. At
Drogheda in Co. Louth the Pontiff made his historic plea for peace. Photo: CNS Good Friday at 25 Despite the horrors of the conflict, the witness of countless heroic priests and other clerics reminds us of a Christian hope which stood against hatred, writes Prof. Francis Campbell Over 25 years ago, I heard a senior British official, who was quite closely involved with the Northern Ireland peace process, lament…
