Increased need as people find themselves struggling financially as a result of losing their jobs or living on reduced income because of restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19.

At the funeral Mass in Dublin's Pro Cathedral, the principal celebrant, Fr Leonard Maloney SJ revealed that the much-loved broadcaster was often seen at weekday or Sunday Mass even in the latter stages of his cancer.

“Some people who will have persistent thoughts of committing suicide could be oppressed by an evil spirit.”

Concerns over the length of time the statutory authorities and the Vatican take to respond when an allegation against a priest is reported.

The presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist has long been a part of Catholic Church teaching, but the doctrine of transubstantiation can provoke eccumenical sensitivities.

Saint of the Gutters had a great love of Christmas and Advent in particular.