Archbishop Eamon News Today

Four decades after the sectarian atrocity at a church in Darkley during Northern Ireland’s Troubles, the Catholic and Protestant Archbishops of nearby Armagh reflect on the sectarianism of the past and today

IRISH church leaders joined their voices on Saturday in renewing a peace pledge to mark the 25th anniversary of the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Messines, Belgium.

The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) invited the leaders of Northern Ireland’s five main political parties to a series of separate individual meetings, focussing on the need for the restoration of good governance in Northern Ireland.

The Ulster History Circle marks the centenary of the birth of a Catholic primate and historian.

Scholars will discuss the role of the Catholic Church during the Irish Civil War at an event in Dublin on Saturday.

On Tuesday, the names of police officers and staff in Northern Ireland, where they were based and their roles were published by mistake on the internet by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

‘I don’t think the Catholic Church will survive,” a lady confides. “They’ve messed things up too much for too long.”

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A Schools Singing Programme, which aims to roll out in the Upper Bann area, has been set up to tackle declining engagement with music in state schools.

‘I do hope you have great success in the future,’ Charles told the crowd of people gathered in Market Theatre Square.