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Marking World Refugee Day/Week and Sanctuary Sunday

In this Refugee Week, Church of Ireland churches are invited to build a culture of welcome, hospitality and safety for refugees, by marking this year’s World Refugee Day (20th June) and Sanctuary Sunday (22nd June).

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Primate reflects on good relations and migration in video interview

The Church of Ireland’s Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell, has shared his thoughts on meeting Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV in a new video interview looking back over the year to date.

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SEARCH Summer edition now available

The Summer 2025 edition of SEARCH is now available, covering its recent Colloquium at Trinity College Dublin on the theme of Invitations to Christian Commitment: transformative faith for the mid 21st century.

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Saint Patrick’s Cathedral launches ambitious new Conservation Plan

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland and one of the country’s most cherished landmarks, has officially launched its Conservation Plan, a comprehensive roadmap to safeguard the historic building’s physical fabric, cultural significance, and spiritual legacy for generations to come.

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From platforms to pillars

Preparing for renewal involves a change in character, Mark Sayers explained in his second talk for the Hopeful Renewal event hosted recently by the Church of Ireland’s Pioneer Ministry team in Dublin.

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From decline to hope

The Pioneer Ministry Leadership Team welcomed an audience of 80 people from across Ireland to a morning with Mark Sayers, Pastor of Red Church Melbourne, in Holy Trinity Rathmines on Saturday, 31st May.

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Statement by Archbishop John McDowell on unrest in Northern Ireland

A statement from The Most Rev John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland on the unrest which has taken place this week.

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Irish Times Notes

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

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Diocesan News

Statement on rioting in Ballymena

A statement from the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Revd George Davison, and the Rector of Ballymena, the Revd Canon Mark McConnell.

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Lord Eames celebrates 50 years of service as bishop

Half a century of service in episcopal ministry was celebrated this morning (on St Columba’s Day) when a congregation gathered for a Choral Eucharist in St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of Bishop Robin Eames.

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