Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ (centre) is pictured after being appointed the new Bishop of Down and Connor with (from left) Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown, Apostolic Administrator Down and Connor; pupils from Bunscoil Phobal Feirste; An tAthair Darach Mac Giolla Catháin and Aine Scullion, Vice Principal Bunscoil Phobal Feirste in St Peter’s Cathedral Belfast on February 2. Photo: Liam McArdle Despite enormous challenges there are many green shoots, and the process of reform and renewal is already underway, writes Michael Kelly It’s unlikely that mandarins in the Vatican pay a great deal of attention to political news coming out of Belfast, but there was a certain symmetry that Down and Connor’s new bishop was appointed…
Michael Kelly