Press Releases
Archbishop John McDowell pays tribute to Bishop Tony Farqhuar
‘It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Bishop Tony Farqhuar, priest, sportsman, ecumenist and raconteur.’
‘It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Bishop Tony Farqhuar, priest, sportsman, ecumenist and raconteur.’
Bishops’ Appeal warmly welcomes the support of Bishop Michael Burrows in his peregrination around the dioceses of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe this month and early December.
Mike Buchanan, recently ordained to serve as a deacon in the Navan Union of Parishes, chats about how a sense of community service runs through his ministry and draws on his 31–year career in policing with An Garda Síochána at home and the UN’s peace–keepers in Cyprus.
A group of Church Leaders from Ireland participated in a special ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Island of Ireland Peace Park, in the village of Messines on Sunday afternoon (12th November).
The United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough have launched an appeal to support the Diocese of Jerusalem in its efforts to deal with the impact of the current war.
Bishops’ Appeal is grateful to the individuals and parishes who have responded so generously to our appeal for emergency aid for the victims of the floods in Libya, which devastated so many homes and families in September.
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) invited the leaders of Northern Ireland’s five main political parties to a series of separate individual meetings on Friday of last week (3 November) focussing on the restoration of good governance in Northern Ireland.
A special poppy, made from the metal of a crashed Second World War Catalina flying boat, will be on display at one of the Remembrance Services in Clogher Diocese this weekend.