‘One of the words which we associate most strongly with Easter is “hope”. It is a word that has become a bit debased in the way we use it nowadays. “I hope so,” very often means “I would like to think this or that might happen, but I doubt if it will.” Nothing could be further from the victorious and positive nature of our Easter hope.’
The nature of paedophilia and the types of its impacts are the reasons why, in both jurisdictions, the Church of Ireland has in place its safeguarding policies and procedures. This is not an issue for one religion or organisation; this is a risk for every faith and every organisation and no–one must fall into the trap of imagining that ‘this could never happen in the Church of Ireland.’
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The Most Revd John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, has issued the following statement in relation to plans by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to direct the Northern Ireland Executive’s Department of Health to commission abortion services.
Two new Canons have been elected to the Chapter of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
The Church of Ireland celebrates St Patrick’s Day in several ways, alongside other Churches and people living in the communities which it serves across the island.
The leaders of Ireland’s main churches have come together to issue a message on St Patrick’s Day that reflects on the 1921 centenaries and contains an invitation to wider civic society for further dialogue.
The Church of Ireland is present in over 1,000 communities across the island of Ireland, and involved in serving its parishes practically in many different ways.
The Church Leaders, meeting today in Armagh (12 March), note the announcement regarding a Church service being planned for later this year to mark the Centenary of the partition of the island of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland.
‘We encourage all Church of Ireland members to take up the opportunity offered by the Covid–19 vaccination programmes currently being rolled out across the island of Ireland. We believe, as Christians, that it is our civic obligation and duty to serve others and to love our neighbours as ourselves.’
