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Covid-19 has created poverty in new guises – Limerick bishop states on World Day of Poor

BISHOP of Limerick Brendan Leahy has highlighted the need for society to support people who have unexpectedly found themselves facing unforeseen challenges as a result of Covid-19, from bereavement to financial. Speaking on World Day of Poor, Bishop ...

15 Nov 2020 at 14:00

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Diary of a Limerick Bishop: Brendan Leahy reveals what life was like for him under lockdown

The three months seem like a year. As I came off the altar after a Confirmation ceremony for the children of Gaelscoil an Ráithín on March 12, I was greeted with the news, “The Government has announced the schools are to close”. We knew it was ...

12 Jul 2020 at 11:45

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Confirmation preparation goes online this Sunday in Limerick diocese

LIMERICK Diocese will this Sunday - Pentecost Sunday - turn to technology to bridge the disconnect caused by Covid-19 with pupils due to make their Confirmation this year. With confirmation ceremonies across Limerick and all other dioceses ...

26 May 2020 at 20:30

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Limerick faithful set to join in global Our Father on Wednesday

THE LORD'S Prayer will be invoked like never before in a single moment when people across the Diocese of Limerick will join as one with others across the world in a global Our Father on Wednesday at 11am. Bishop Brendan Leahy will gather ...

24 Mar 2020 at 19:17

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Mums selflessly carrying so much of pandemic burden – Limerick bishop's Mother’s Day tribute

BISHOP of Limerick Brendan Leahy has today paid tribute to the role of mothers in the pandemic, describing them as the "glue" that has kept families together in the most trying of years. Speaking after Mass at St John’s Cathedral, ...

14 Mar 2021 at 16:32

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Bishop of Limericks calls on victims and clergy to report abuse caused by Catholic Church

THE BISHOP of Limerick has called on members of the Catholic Church who are "hiding some dark secret" to report abuse to State and Church authorities. Speaking at the annual retreat of the Syro-Malabar community from India at the ...

01 Sept 2018 at 12:00

Community

WATCH: Bishop of Limerick - 'Everyone in church bears shame' of its 'dark' history

THE BISHOP of Limerick has said that “everyone in the Church bears the shame” of its “dark” history. Delivering his homily at the Feast of the Assumption of Mary at the Mass Rock, Killeedy this Wednesday morning, Bishop Brendan ...

15 Aug 2018 at 11:28

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Limerick Bishop reaches out to families denied special moment at traditional start of First Holy Communions

BISHOP of Limerick Brendan Leahy has urged the public to dig deeper and overcome growing restlessness with Covid-19 restrictions for individual gain and, moreover, for the common good. In his weekly Covid-19 comment at the end ...

26 Apr 2020 at 16:30

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We are an 'Easter people' and will rise again – Limerick bishop's Palm Sunday message

THE BISHOP of Limerick says that with the Covid-19 peak predicted over coming weeks, we must remember we are an "Easter people" and will rise again. Bishop Brendan Leahy said while we have immediate and unprecedented concerns ...

05 Apr 2020 at 21:00

Community

Christmas message from the bishops of Limerick

A seasonal message from Bishop Brendan Leahy and Bishop Kenneth Kearon “Through the dark of winter, a bright shining message pierces the gloom – a message of hope and reconciliation to a divided world. “We surround the story ...

25 Dec 2017 at 09:00

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Bishop Eamonn Casey dies

Former Bishop Eamonn Casey, who served as a priest in Limerick more than 50 years ago, has died. The 89-year-old, who served as a curate at St John’s Cathedral between 1955 and 1960, went into exile in 1992 after it was ...

13 Mar 2017 at 18:10

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