Laity must accept overburdened priests need time off – Bishop Roche

Laity must accept overburdened priests need time off – Bishop Roche Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, places the bishop’s mitre on Bishop Donal Roche’s head. Picture: John McElroy.

An enthusiastic Church-led youth group helped to shape new Dublin bishop’s faith and path to priesthood, writes Chai Brady Young priests are “very courageous” and countercultural in following their vocation in modern Ireland, Dublin’s new auxiliary bishop has said, adding that there is a need to alleviate pressure on priests who are tasked with a…

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