Category Archives: Pastoral

Doctorate Conferred on Cork Hospital Chaplain

The Reverend Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum, who is whole-time chaplain at Cork University Hospital, Marymount Hospice and the Bon Secours Hospital in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, successfully defended his doctoral thesis at University College Cork earlier … Continue reading

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LÉ Róisín Brings 200 ‘Comfort Teddies’ Knitted by Cork Mothers’ Union on its Humanitarian Mission to the Mediterranean

The Irish Naval ship, LÉ Róisín, has left the Irish Naval Base at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour and is heading to the Mediterranean on a three-month humanitarian mission to aid migrants fleeing Syria, as well as other Middle Eastern and African countries.  This … Continue reading

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St Anne’s, Shandon, Cork Will Host Service for IDAHOT Day

A Church Service for IDAHOT DAY will be hosted by the parish of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, 17th May.  That day is also the date of the 2015 annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). … Continue reading

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Bishop of Cork Attends Launch of Cork LGBT Awareness Week 2015

On Monday 11th May, the Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton attended the launch, in Cork City Hall, of the 2015 Cork LGBT Awareness week.  The speakers this year included the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr … Continue reading

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‘Big debates must be grounded in the real experience of the lives of ordinary people’ – Bishop Paul Colton

‘Big debates about big ideas cannot be had in the abstract; they must be grounded in the real experience of the lives of ordinary people’ – Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork Addressing the congregation at the annual Civic Service in … Continue reading

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