"I am pleased to announce that the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has consented to my request and has approved by decree that Saint Mary's be designated as the Cathedral Church of our Archdiocese,"
"a place of people, and a place for people, and particularly a place for the Christian community."
"My prayer is that this cathedral will continue to be a place that offers sanctuary - somewhere that fosters and shelters personal prayer and reflection, a place of encounter with the person of Jesus makes us who we are, and shapes what we do, how we live."
"while the streets of the city centre bear witness to the extent of homelessness and addiction."
The building on Marlborough Street held temporary cathedral status for 200 years after opening in honour of St Laurence O'Toole. A mass led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell presented a papal decree designating Saint Mary's as the Cathedral Church of the Archdiocese. Dublin lacked a Catholic cathedral since the Reformation, with the Pro Cathedral serving as the city's main Catholic church for two centuries. The Archbishop acknowledged trials facing the world and the church, including diminished vibrancy in faith, while affirming the cathedral's role as a place for the Christian community. The cathedral's central location serves socially isolated people experiencing poverty, homelessness and addiction and is intended to offer sanctuary, foster personal prayer and reflection, and shape Christian life.
Read at Irish Independent
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