Patrickj Passmore News Today

Patrick J. Passmore is a writer and communications adviser to St. Brigid Media based in the northwest of Ireland.

Iona Abbey and nunnery, established 563 AD on the site of the monastery founded by St. Colmcille, also known as Columba. / ShutterstockCNA Newsroom, Dec 7, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA).More than 1,500 years have passed since the birth of St. Colmcille, one of the trinity of Irelands patron saints, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. He is a figure of profound religious, cultural, and political significance and is also important to faith groups beyond Catholicism.In 2021 a series of commemorative eve...