Donal Mckeown
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St Malachy’s seminary in Belfast is to close
- Religion & Beliefs
- July 19, 2018, 21:17
St Malachy’s seminary in Belfast, which trained priests mainly for the Down and Connor diocese, is to close after 185 years. From September next its(...)

Marriage used as excuse for ‘great party’ by many, bishop claims
- Irish News
- September 27, 2017, 22:07
Marriage for many co-habitating couples has just become an excuse for a “great party”, a Catholic bishop has claimed. The Bishop of Derry Dr Donal M(...)

Vandals urinate and defecate in Protestant church in Derry
- Religion & Beliefs
- September 13, 2017, 20:07
Church leaders and politicians in Derry have condemned vandals who broke into a Protestant church in the city and urinated and defecated inside it. (...)

Nigerian bishop arrives in Ireland as Vatican’s new envoy
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 14, 2017, 19:38
The new papal nuncio to Ireland Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo was greeted by former Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady on arrival at Dublin airport(...)

Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland warn of perils of Brexit
- Irish News
- May 29, 2017, 17:23
The Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland, while urging people to vote in the June 8th Westminster general election, have warned of the potentially des(...)

Former US president Bill Clinton is expected to be among the thousands of people attending the funeral in Derry on Thursday of former Sinn Féin deputy(...)

Pope Francis joins in tributes to Derry bishop Edward Daly
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 11, 2016, 18:03
Former Bishop of Derry Edward Daly “showed physical courage on Bloody Sunday and his moral courage was evident in his passionate struggle against viol(...)

President Michael D Higgins has led the tributes to the retired bishop of Derry, Dr Edward Daly, who died on Monday at the age of 82. Mr Higgins said (...)

Catholic bishops voice their support for Maynooth
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 4, 2016, 01:00
Fourteen of the 26 Catholic diocesan bishops in Ireland have so far indicated they will continue to send seminarians to Maynooth, with some saying the(...)

Ministry of priests disciplined by Vatican to be discussed
- Religion & Beliefs
- April 7, 2016, 15:05
Restoration to full ministry of priests disciplined by the Vatican will be one of the main topics to be discussed at a planned meeting between the Cat(...)