First profession on Falls Road

Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor pictured with Sr Anne of the Divine Mercy, after her first profession in the Adoration Chapel, Falls Road, Belfast, on September 15.

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Pope Francis will need more than 'silence and prayers' to deter opponents

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