Lay-led funerals on the way under radical shake-up

Lay-led funerals on the way under radical shake-up Bishop of Limerick, Brendan Leahy.

Parishioners will have to get used to laypeople leading burials and other funeral liturgies due to the shortage of priests under new plans unveiled by Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy. With few ordinations and an aging clergy, laypeople will become a key part of the jigsaw in providing ceremonies for grieving families Bishop Leahy told…

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