“From my time as a priest in Derry, I know how Foyle Search and Rescue volunteers work selflessly to help those who are vulnerable and in need” – Archbishop Eamon Martin.
Seven churches involved in ecumenical endeavour.
Pope Francis gives the homily at the service marking the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches.
"The ministry of a deacon is a ministry of personal integrity." – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin.
Jesus is risen and is with us and He helps us to be people of life and light in a time marked by many dimensions of darkness.
The most significant negative factor that influences attitudes to the Church in today’s Ireland is the place of women in the Church – Diarmuid Martin.
Without the continued support of religous orders, Dublin could face a 70% drop in the number of its priests by 2030
Very rarely in Ireland today would one see such a youthful and enthusiastic faith as you show, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin tells Dublin's Brazilian community.
The crisis of homelessness and poverty persists right across our diocese and our country
The Church has to become less narrowly institutional and allow other forms of charismatic presence to animate it.
We bring the presence of Jesus on to our streets to bring hope, to be a blessing and to build up communion: communion with Jesus Christ, a communion that then binds us together to build wider communion and community.
“I have 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren – I hope they grow up in a world where they won't face discrimination,” said Missy Collins of Pavee Point.
Expressing his condolences, Pope Francis recalled the late Archbishop of Dublin’s many contributions to the Church in Ireland, especially in the area of philosophical studies.
St Laurence O’Toole’s integrity as a man of God, rather than any political agenda, permitted him to have influence in society.
“The values which impregnated my life were the values which I inherited from the people of this part of Dublin,” says Archbishop.