At Vespers starting at 4pm this Sunday in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, the Bishop of Meath, Dr Tom Deenihan, will close off the diocesan stage in the cause for the canonisation of the World War I army chaplain, Fr Willie Doyle. Fr Doyle was killed while trying to save wounded soldiers in…
The WWI chaplain who could become Ireland’s next saint
Servant of God Willie Doyle (1873-1917), an Irish Jesuit priest, is pictured in military uniform in this undated photo. Photo: OSV News / courtesy Fr Willie Doyle Association.

David Quinn