Lay people will begin leading prayers at the graveside or in crematoria in some parishes in the Diocese of Down and Connor this summer, in response to the shortage of priests. The move is part of a pilot announced by the Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, in his role as apostolic administrator of the diocese Read more
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Catholic church in Ireland reveals abuse figure
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Allegations of abuse have been made against 42 priests in the diocese of Down and Connor in Ireland in the past 38 years, an audit has revealed. The review was carried out by the Catholic Church’s child protection watchdog, the National Board for Safeguarding Children. It revealed that since 1975, 59 allegations had been made Read more