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"We've no other option", Fr Iggy O'Donovan on lay men and women officiating holy ceremonies

Many Catholic weddings, funerals and baptisms in Ireland will soon be conducted by lay men and ...

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10.44 11 Nov 2019


"We've no other option", Fr Iggy O'Donovan on lay men and women officiating holy ceremonies


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10.44 11 Nov 2019


Many Catholic weddings, funerals and baptisms in Ireland will soon be conducted by lay men and women due to lack of priests.

That’s what senior figures at Ireland’s leading seminary have recently conceded.

Father Iggy O’Donovan is a Priest and Member of the Augustinian Order, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss further.


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