Sarah R Mac Donald
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Ireland Correspondent @the_tablet. Freelance @Independent_ie @OSVNews @NCRonline @sistersreport. Documentary maker @RTEdoconone @MaryWarddvd CPA awards 2017/18
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined February 2018
Vatican commission studying the possibility of female deacons reported that the current state of historical and theological research "excludes the possibility of proceeding" toward admitting women to the diaconate.
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The group was split 5-5 on a statement that held Jesus' masculinity and that of all who receive holy orders "is not accidental" but rather an "integral part of the sacramental identity."
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Plenty to Read in #Christmas issue of the Far East! Please subscribe and support our #missionaries in their work in 15 countries with the most disadvantaged. #Columbans #Advent
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The December 2025 issue of the Far East is now available in print and digital editions with plenty content to help you prepare for Advent and Christmas. Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a conversation he had...
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Papal #Nuncio has said “#transgenderism” is “an ideology”. Archbishop Montemayor lamented that “so-called tolerant” secular Western society did not want “to listen to alternative positions” in support of the traditional #family. https://t.co/IdDX2UDsQB
@angelo_bottone @FAFCEInfo
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Addressing the group Family Solidarity in Dublin, Montemayor said that a “so-called tolerant” secular Western society did not want “to listen to
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has become the second person ever to address a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas twice, writes Sandra Hurley https://t.co/cLxILyV12A
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has become the second person ever to address a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas twice, writes Sandra Hurley.
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Papal #Nuncio has said “#transgenderism” is “an ideology”. Archbishop Montemayor lamented that “so-called tolerant” secular Western society did not want “to listen to alternative positions” in support of the traditional #family. https://t.co/IdDX2UDsQB
@angelo_bottone @FAFCEInfo
thetablet.co.uk
Addressing the group Family Solidarity in Dublin, Montemayor said that a “so-called tolerant” secular Western society did not want “to listen to
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On the 45th anniversary of the killing of Sr Dorothy Kazel, OSU; Sr Maura Clarke, MM; Jean Donovan; and Sr Ita Ford, MM - a reminder of Fr Alo Connaughton's memories of Sr Ita Ford. #Martyrs
https://t.co/mv8qtD8ZkY via @sistersreport #ElSalvador #Ursulines @MaryknollSister
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Sr. Ita Ford was among three sisters and one laywoman who were murdered in 1980 in El Salvador. Now, years later, Irish Columban Missionary Fr. Alo Connaughton provides personal insight into the Ford...
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Social media is making #prostitution ‘very easy’ warns @IrelandAPT. ‘Advertising of victims is taking place through #socialmedia. Most of the #women used in pornographic sites are #trafficked’ https://t.co/klZ9AY1wjt
@DeskJustice @RenateEurope1 @MECPATHS @RuhamaAgency @cjpireland
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“Prostitution has moved off the streets and indoors as well as online, making it more difficult to identify and track,” the Chairperson of Act to Prevent
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On the 45th anniversary of the killing of Sr Dorothy Kazel, OSU; Sr Maura Clarke, MM; Jean Donovan; and Sr Ita Ford, MM - a reminder of Fr Alo Connaughton's memories of Sr Ita Ford. #Martyrs
https://t.co/mv8qtD8ZkY via @sistersreport #ElSalvador #Ursulines @MaryknollSister
globalsistersreport.org
Sr. Ita Ford was among three sisters and one laywoman who were murdered in 1980 in El Salvador. Now, years later, Irish Columban Missionary Fr. Alo Connaughton provides personal insight into the Ford...
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Remembering these four martyrs of El Salvador on the 45th anniversary of their deaths. Clockwise from top left corner: Sr. Dorothy Kazel, O.S.U. Sr. Maura Clarke, M.M. Jean Donovan; and Sr. Ita Ford, M.M. (Photo thanks: Maryknoll Mission Archives) #MattieMatters #MattiesGuild
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This Yazidi girl is a survivor of a brutal attack by ISIS. For the past decade, she has undergone numerous medical procedures in an effort to erase the marks of what was inflicted upon her. She tells Rudaw that, despite everything, she continues to fight every single day.
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Social media is making #prostitution ‘very easy’ warns @IrelandAPT. ‘Advertising of victims is taking place through #socialmedia. Most of the #women used in pornographic sites are #trafficked’ https://t.co/klZ9AY1wjt
@DeskJustice @RenateEurope1 @MECPATHS @RuhamaAgency @cjpireland
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“Prostitution has moved off the streets and indoors as well as online, making it more difficult to identify and track,” the Chairperson of Act to Prevent
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Dublin City Council’s move to strip my grandfather’s name from Herzog Park is deeply troubling. Chaim Herzog was born in Belfast, attended school in Dublin & fought the Nazis as an Irishman. Irish Jewish history is part of Ireland’s history. Protect it. #HandsOffHerzogPark
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Chaim Herzog was not only the President of Israel. He was Ireland’s son. Born in Belfast, raised in Dublin, educated at Alexandra College and Wesley College, fluent in Irish and Hebrew, a standout in rugby and cricket, and Ireland’s junior bantamweight boxing champion. A child
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This elderly chimpanzee, too weak to eat or drink, was nearing the end of her life. Caretakers called her former caregiver of 40 years for a final visit, and she immediately recognized him. https://t.co/I6hPHeNuU6
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EXCLUSIVE: Turkey unveils rare and ancient Christian fresco during the pope’s visit • Erdogan presents a replica of Jesus 'Good Shepherd' painting to Pope Leo, the first discovery of its kind outside of Italy https://t.co/yvnWYzFDcr
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Erdogan presents a replica of Jesus 'Good Shepherd' painting to Pope Leo, the first discovery of its kind outside of Italy
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The Jars Under the Apple Tree: She Smuggled 2,500 Children in Coffins and Sewers. Then the Gestapo Broke Her Legs. In 1942, Irena Sendler walked through the gates of the Warsaw Ghetto carrying a toolbox. Inside, beneath a layer of hammers and nails, was a six-month-old baby,
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#Columban #Missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan visited St Columban’s Cathedral in #Myitkyina to see recent renovation work and learn about plans to renovate the rest of the Cathedral, which was built by the Columbans in #Myanmar in the 1950s https://t.co/AZWijmZ5ia
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Columban Missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan visited St Columban’s Cathedral in Myitkyina to see recent renovation work and learn about plans to renovate the rest of the Cathedral, which was built by the...
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These are the ruins of the imperial palace of Nicaea in İznik, Türkiye (Turkey), the site many experts consider the most likely location of the First Council of Nicaea. Pope Leo will visit this city on Friday, November 28, to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of
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