Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell is planning a âradical renewalâ of the archdiocese that will involve greater input from lay people in the churchâs response to the needs of the community following the Covid-19 crisis.
In a homily on Holy Thursday, Archbishop Dermot Farrell announced he had established a task force to devise a strategy for a âchurch for the Dublin of tomorrowâ.
The church community in Dublin faces âchallenges which require immediate action, not least to prepare a recovery from the severe impact of the pandemicâ, he said.
The task force, under the title âBuilding Hopeâ, will assess the needs of the people of the Archdiocese of Dublin, which comprises 197 parishes served by 350 active priests. Based on this analysis, the unit, composed of clergy, religious and laypeople, will prepare a âpastoral strategyâ that supports faith communities to undertake a âradical renewalâ that looks to the future
Pope Francis set to give Knock shrine international status Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary petitioned the Holy See to redesignate site
Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 16:48 Updated: Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 16:56 Áine Kenny
Pope Francis lights a candle at the Knock Shrine on August 26th, 2018, during his visit to Ireland. Photograph: Ciro Fusco/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis is set to give Knock shrine a new and unique status next week.
The Co Mayo site will be recognised as an International Marian and Eucharistic Shrine next Friday, the Feast of St Joseph.
This comes after the Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary petitioned the Holy See to designate Knock as an International Shrine.
A Jesuit priest abused boys at Belvedere College in Dublinâs city centre when he taught there in the 1970s, the congregation has confirmed, two years after being confronted by a former victim about the secrecy surrounding the case.
Fr Joseph Marmion âabused boys sexually, emotionally and physically while he was on the teaching staff at Belvedere College in the 1970sâ, the Jesuits said in a statement.
Tuesdayâs statement followed contact with the Jesuits in early 2019 by a former pupil of Belvedere College. A student at the College in the 1970s, at the age of 13 he was sexually and emotionally abused by Fr Marmion, a teacher in Belvedere from 1969 until 1978. The priest died in 2000.