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In pictures: Large crowds venerate relics of St Bernadette at St Eunan's Cathedral

Click on the arrows to go through the photos by Thomas Gallagher Huge crowds throned to St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny where the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes were hosted over the weekend. The relics, in a reliquary, comprise mainly of ...

14 Oct 2024 at 14:21

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Bishop of Raphoe: 'We need to be people who listen to one another'

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe, has highlighted a chaotic world raged by war, the sacredness of life and the possible threats posed by artificial intelligence in a message to mark World Day of Peace. January 1, ...

01 Jan 2024 at 12:22

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Concern for local Church leaders over merger of Raphoe and Derry Diocese by Vatican

There is concern locally among Roman Catholic leaders in Donegal that the Vatican could press on with merging the Raphoe Diocese and the Diocese of Derry. It follows reports that the Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown travelled to Rome to meet ...

05 Dec 2024 at 12:48

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Parish of Newtown & Killea say goodbye to Fr Ciaran Harkin

The Folk Group who performed at Fr Harkin's leaving Mass Vanessa presents a gift from the parishioners Fr Harkin cuts the special cake presented by Lily Sacristin Bernadette Watson with Fr Harkin You will be missed Fr Ciaran Kathleen and ...

19 Aug 2022 at 19:00

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Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ to leave Raphoe Diocese for Down and Connor

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ will leave his post as the Bishop of Raphoe. It has been confirmed that Bishop McGuckian has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. Bishop McGuckian was publicly ...

02 Feb 2024 at 10:59

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Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ says leaving Raphoe Diocese ‘will be a great sorrow’

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has asked for the prayers from parishioners in the Raphoe Diocese as he prepares to take up a new post as Bishop of Down and Connor. Pope Francis has appointed Bishop McGuckian as the Bishop of Down and ...

02 Feb 2024 at 16:59

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Donegal priest meets Pope Francis in Vatican as blessed statues return to Ireland

A Donegal priest was one of four Irish clerics to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican recently. Fr Shane Gallagher, the chaplain at Letterkenny University Hospital was among the delegation who was present for the blessing of ...

19 Jan 2025 at 14:31

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Bishop Niall Coll to celebrate home Mass in St Johnston

A mere couple of hundred yards from where he was born and raised, Niall Coll – now as The Most Reverend, Dr. Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory – will celebrate Mass this weekend. Bishop Coll will celebrate Saturday evening Mass at ...

14 Jun 2023 at 16:29

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Special ceremony in Raphoe Diocese marks start of Jubilee Year 2025

A special ceremony was held at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny at the weekend to mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025. The Catholic Church celebrates a Jubilee Year every 25 years. The celebrations for Jubilee ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:59

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Bishop Alan McGuckian: Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation is a ‘call to action’

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, the former Bishop of Raphoe, has described Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation as a call to action. Bishop McGuckian, who is now the Bishop of Down and Connor, is the Chair of the ...

11 Oct 2025 at 11:02

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Bishop Niall Coll: ‘Called back to the place and people who first formed my faith’

The text message arrived from the Papal Nuncio like a bolt from the blue. Perhaps even, it was Divine intervention. Bishop Niall Coll glanced at his phone at the beginning of last week and the message from the ...

16 Nov 2025 at 09:53

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