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 The Apostolic , His Excellency Charles Brown, opened a Pope Francis approves beatification of Venerable John Sullivan SJ Holy Door of Mercy at Archbishop of and Archbishop of have Saint Patrick's Basilica, welcomed the news that Pope Francis has approved the beatification of Venerable John Lough Derg, to inaugurate Sullivan SJ (1861-1933). Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said John Sullivan was marked the Jubilee of Mercy in a special way by a great care for the sick. He said “Reading his biographies is like pilgrimage season on 1 reading a directory of the hospitals and the homes for the sick in the Dublin of his May. See loughderg.org. days.” Archbishop Eamon Martin said that the news will be  The Diocese of Kerry has welcomed by all those, in Ireland and around the world, who launched a new website on have a devotion to him and who have been inspired by his www.dioceseofkerry.ie. ministry. He said “It is because of his reputation as a holy and healing person that so many people still visit his tomb in  The Irish embassy to the Gardiner Street Church in Dublin each year to pray for his and the Teutonic intercession.” See www.frjohnsullivan.ie for more information. (German) College in the Vatican have unveiled a Year of Mercy #RosaryRelay in the Archdiocese of Armagh plaque in honour of Hugh O’ Archbishop Eamon Martin has announced a #RosaryRelay for May, the month of Our Flaherty - the Irish priest Lady, in schools and parishes in the archdiocese as part of the universal Jubilee Year of who saved thousands of Mercy. Archbishop Eamon said, “My intention is that across the Archdiocese as many Jewish lives during the young people as possible will learn to pray together a decade of the Rosary at 12 noon Second World War. each day during May. Then, as if in a relay, they will pass on the story of the rosary to their families and friends and be part of what Pope Francis has described as  The annual Irish Catholic an ‘extraordinary moment of and spiritual renewal’ in this Year of Mercy”. For Doctors Learning Network more information and videos on the #rosaryrelay see www.archdioceseofarmagh.com. conference takes place on 28 May in the Emmaus Annual Trócaire Lecture ‘Amoris Laetitia’ now in Veritas Centre, Swords, Dublin. This year’s conference is Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), the The 2016 titled “Healthcare in the new Apostolic Exhortation from Pope annual Year of Mercy”. See Francis, is now available in Veritas stores. Trócaire lecture will take place in Saint www.icdln.ie. Welcoming Amoris Laetitia, Bishop Denis Patrick’s College, Maynooth, on 19 May Nulty, President of Accord Catholic  Bookings are now being on the theme of “Migration – The moral Marriage Care, said that Pope Francis is taken for the 2016 Irish challenge of our time”. The keynote saying to us at diocesan level, at parish Church Music Association speaker will be the Special level, in our very homes, let us build up Summer School which will Representative of the Secretary General our family from below, from within. take place from 6-9 July in for Migration and Development, and Bishop Nulty said, “It is not written to Saint Patrick’s College, President of the International Catholic affirm the ideal family but is written in the Maynooth. For more see www.irishchurchmusicasso Migration Commission, Mr Peter context of the very rich but complex reality of family life”. ciation.com. Sutherland. See trocaire.org. Produced by the Catholic Communications Office of the For more on these stories please Pope Francis Tweet of the Month: “Christ is our greatest joy; he is always at our Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference see the new ‘news’ website of the side and will never let us down.” Follow Pope Francis on Twitter @Pontifex and on Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Instagram as ’Franciscus’. on www.catholicnews.ie.

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