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Bishop leads Raphoe Diocese pilgrims to SEEK24 conference in St Louis

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe, led a delegation of pilgrims from the Raphoe Diocese to the SEEK24 conference in the United States this week. The group attended the conference in St Louis, Missouri. SEEK24 attracted ...

06 Jan 2024 at 16:28

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Bishop of Raphoe: 'We need to be people who listen to one another'

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe, has highlighted a chaotic world raged by war, the sacredness of life and the possible threats posed by artificial intelligence in a message to mark World Day of Peace. January 1, ...

01 Jan 2024 at 12:23

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Bishop McGuckian: Pope's same-sex blessing ruling not a change in Church teaching

The Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian SJ, says that a ruling allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex couples does not represent a change of position in the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching. On Monday, the Dicastery or the Doctrine ...

21 Dec 2023 at 19:07

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'Our world needs hope': Bishop of Raphoe says drugs and Mica blighting Donegal

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, the Bishop of Raphoe, says that towns and villages in Donegal are ‘awash with drugs’ and the Mica crisis remains a huge issue in the county. In his Christmas message to parishioners across the Raphoe Diocese, ...

25 Dec 2023 at 19:44

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Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ says leaving Raphoe Diocese ‘will be a great sorrow’

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has asked for the prayers from parishioners in the Raphoe Diocese as he prepares to take up a new post as Bishop of Down and Connor. Pope Francis has appointed Bishop McGuckian as the Bishop of Down and ...

02 Feb 2024 at 16:59

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Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ to leave Raphoe Diocese for Down and Connor

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ will leave his post as the Bishop of Raphoe. It has been confirmed that Bishop McGuckian has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. Bishop McGuckian was ...

02 Feb 2024 at 10:59

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Bishop Alan McGuckian bemoans 'escalation of war' at Down and Connor installation

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ touched on the 'suffering' in the world as he was formally installed as the Bishop of Down and Connor on Sunday. Bishop McGuckian's Mass of Installation took place in St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast....

14 Apr 2024 at 19:45

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Bishop Niall Coll to celebrate home Mass in St Johnston

A mere couple of hundred yards from where he was born and raised, Niall Coll – now as The Most Reverend, Dr. Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory – will celebrate Mass this weekend. Bishop Coll will celebrate Saturday evening ...

14 Jun 2023 at 19:06

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Kilmacrennan parishioners ask to meet Bishop over planned transfer of priest

Parishioners in Kilmacrennan are hoping to meet with the Bishop of Raphoe to discuss the transfer of Fr Paddy Dunne out of the parish. In clerical changes announced this week in the Raphoe Diocese, Bishop Alan ...

18 May 2023 at 14:18

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In pictures: Large crowds venerate relics of St Bernadette at St Eunan's Cathedral

Click on the arrows to go through the photos by Thomas Gallagher Huge crowds throned to St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny where the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes were hosted over the weekend. The ...

14 Oct 2024 at 14:22

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Special ceremony in Raphoe Diocese marks start of Jubilee Year 2025

A special ceremony was held at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny at the weekend to mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025. The Catholic Church celebrates a Jubilee Year every 25 years. The ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:59

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Bishop Alan McGuckian hails Pope Francis's 'ministry of hope'

The former Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian SJ, says that the late Pope Francis exercised “a ministry of hope”. The 88-year-old pontiff died on Easter Monday, aged 88, following a recent illness....

23 Apr 2025 at 06:08

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