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'Think of the many around us who feel marginalised' - Limerick bishops' message

MOST of the news we hear every day revolves around politics and economics. We hear repeatedly of the big names, the important world powers, the billionaires. We listen to so much analysis and commentary. It’s easy to feel that history is determined ...

24 Dec 2016 at 16:00

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Bishop of Limerick sees new role for women in Church's hierarchy

BISHOP of Limerick, Brendan Leahy, has acknowledged that the Catholic Church must find a way for women to play a role at an executive level in the organisation’s hierarchy. The Church leader was speaking at a press briefing to launch the Limerick ...

05 Apr 2016 at 17:00

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Election of Bishops is 'deeply flawed', priest tells Limerick Synod

A RECTOR of one the longest-standing religious orders in Limerick has criticised the manner in which bishops are elected. Fr Seamus Enright, rector of the Remptorists at Mount St Alphonsus, was speaking on the third day of the Synod in Mary ...

11 Apr 2016 at 17:00

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Policy document to be produced from Limerick Diocesan Synod

THE Synod taking place in Limerick this weekend will produce a “programme for government” for the Diocese for years to come, the Bishop has said. Using the analogy with a smile on his face when discussing the event, Bishop Brendan Leahy ...

07 Apr 2016 at 14:00

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Limerick bishop’s new Team Ministry plan welcomed but is ‘kicking can down road’

CHANGE isn’t easy but it is necessary, said Bishop Brendan Leahy, who has announced a “Team Ministry approach” for the Limerick Diocese. It is to deal with the drop in the number of priests and need for greater lay engagement. It was ...

09 Dec 2018 at 13:00

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Bishop of Limerick believes in future of Church but warns some practises will go

THE BISHOP of Limerick believes that despite the “darkness that has engulfed the Catholic church in recent years” including the “horrible revelations” of clerical sex abuse, there is a future for the church in Ireland. Speaking at ...

31 Oct 2018 at 11:29

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Limerick Bishop urges young people to say ‘no’ more often

BISHOP of Limerick, Brendan Leahy, has said society must create a culture where it is right for young people to say ‘no’ if they are to deal with the many challenges today, including climate change and addiction. “We need to ...

03 Oct 2019 at 09:00

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Bishop's praise for Limerick 'keepy uppy nun' who went viral

BISHOP of Limerick, Brendan Leahy, has said that the arrival of the Dominican sisters in Limerick has given “wonderful visibility and witness to the power of God”. Speaking following a Mass at the weekend at St Saviour’s to ...

24 Sept 2017 at 13:00

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Bishop of Limerick says the effect of wrong politics can be ‘devastating’

POLITICIANS need the support of the wider public as it is a career that can involve a form of “martyrdom and sacrifice”, Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has said. Addressing the congregation at the Immaculate Conception ...

06 Jan 2019 at 06:01

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Bishop of Limerick outlines hopes for a peaceful 2020

THE Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy says he hopes this year Ireland becomes a nation promoting “justice, equality and dignity”. In his World Day of Peace Homily this week in Foynes, Mr Leahy said he feels there is a ...

11 Jan 2020 at 13:45

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Bishop of Limerick's message calls on people to 'wrap themselves in Easter hope'

THE Bishop of Limerick has called on people to “wrap themselves in Easter hope” as thousands prepare to attend services this weekend. Bishop Brendan Leahy has urged people across the diocese to use this “extra ...

30 Mar 2018 at 12:00

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'We all have a moral compass. It's in us, it's there': Bishop of Limerick

AT NOON on a Tuesday, behind the red brick English garden walls of the Social Service Centre on Henry Street in the city, Bishop Brendan Leahy climbs the narrow staircase to the second floor. “How are ye all? ...

07 Nov 2016 at 13:15

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