Archbishop Martin: Treasure the Testimony of Fr Monaghan

Archbishop Martin: Treasure the Testimony of Fr Monaghan

On Sunday 31st August 2025, during a Memorial Mass for the four Columban Missionaries martyred 80 years ago in Manila, Philippines, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and Dromore delivered the following homily in St Patrick’s Church, Banbridge, Co Down. Brothers and...
Treasure Their Testimony

Treasure Their Testimony

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, recalls the sacrifices made by St Oliver Plunkett, who was born 400 years ago in 1625, as well as those of the Columban Martyrs, and considers what their witness can say to us in this Jubilee Year....
Heroic Columban Recalled at D-Day Commemoration

Heroic Columban Recalled at D-Day Commemoration

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has spoken of the Christian witness of Columban missionary and martyr Fr John (Jack) O’Brien at a special 80th anniversary D-Day Commemorative Service in France. Archbishop Eamon Martin was joined by the Church of Ireland...