“Live this difficult moment with the strength of the faith, the certainty of hope and the ardour of charity,” said the pope in a message to all those affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

"We want to be bringing people into the Church as much as possible. This new pastoral centre is going to really help us to do that.” – Fr Dermot Leycock

Since the new policy was introduced in February, more than 20 requests have been received to hold weddings at venues that were not parish churches and, so far, all requests have been approved.

Spate of car break-ins unites religious communities in Co Fermanagh town in gesture of security and solidarity.

“We have seen some cars parked inside the Cathedral grounds at half eight in the morning and left there until six in the evening.”