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Dublin, Ireland, Jul 8, 2019 / 05:19 pm (CNA).- A Capuchin Franciscan priest from Northern Ireland who spent 50 years on mission in Zambia has been awarded one of Japan’s highest honors for his promotion of judo in Africa.
“It’s a great recognition. I’m very proud of it, but I’m also surprised and overcome by the enormity of it. It’s not something I was expecting at all,” Father Jude McKenna told the Belfast Telegraph.
The 84-year-old judo expert is one of this year’s recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, awarded each year by the Japanese government. The award is “given to people who make a very significant contribution to the spread of Japanese culture,” the priest told the Belfast Telegraph.
Ireland apologizes for state’s ‘profound failure’ in its treatment of mothers, babies at Church-run homes DUBLIN Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin formally apologized on Wednesday for the state’s “profound failure” in its treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies in a network of Catholic Church-run homes from the 1920s to the 1990s.
A government-commissioned report published on Tuesday found an “appalling” mortality rate of around 15 per cent among children born at the homes, reflecting brutal living conditions. Around 9,000 children died in all.
PM makes formal apology to parliament State guilty of 'profound generational wrong' (Updates with quotes, background) DUBLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - I.