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Taoiseach Micheal Martin (centre) at the National Day of Commemoration 2025 at Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

Former Moderator represents Presbyterian Church at Irish Commemoration event

First minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy first minister Emma Little Pengelly unveiled the Stormont Executive's Programme for Government earlier this month. Much is interesting, though hardly gripping, since there are so many pictures but so few firm commitments and targets, writes the Very Rev Dr Norman Hamilton

Letters: Ministers – properly finance our police service

The Moyola River

Sadness for family after loss of 'young person with so much promise and talent'

Letters to editor

Letter: Past religious education seemed to be about rote learning

Rev Ken Newell with the late Father Gerry Reynolds in November 2013, signing a book of Condolences at Belfast City Hall for Fr Alec Reid who died in a Dublin hospital on Friday. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

We can assure you that Fathers Reid and Reynolds were not IRA sympathisers

Rev Dr Norman Hamilton with Gerry Adams outside Sinn Feinn offices on the Falls Road, where they met in 2011
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There is no point in churches meeting with Sinn Fein, says former Presbyterian m...

Letter to the editor

In matters of risk, no man is an island

Delegates receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper at general assembly on Tuesday

Presbyterian Church sorry over hurt caused by rejection of same-sex members

Letters to Editor

Taking law into your own hands has a long history

Archdeacon Stephen Forde was installed as the new dean of Belfast at St Anne's Cathedral on Sunday

New dean wants St Anne's Cathedral '˜to be a place of peace'

Prince George

'˜Pray for Prince George to be gay', says Scottish Episcopal minister

Prince George - a Scottish cleric has caused a storm by asking for prayers that he becomes gay

Gay prayer request for Prince George '˜hypocritical'

Candles lit in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast

Candles lit in St Anne's Cathedral Belfast for Manchester terror victims

The Very Rev John Mann leaves St Annes Cathedral at Easter

Dean of Belfast leaving St Anne's at Easter

Dean Victor Griffin, pictured at St Patricks Cathedral in Dublin in 2014

'˜Fearless and pluralist' CoI leader passes away

Dean of St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, the Very Rev. John Mann seen this year in his Black Santa appeal, which he says has raised an estimated Â£8 million for charity in four decades. Photographer - Â© Matt Mackey / Press Eye

Black Santa enjoys '¨one of best years ever
The annual Black Santa appeal has this year been the most successful since the current Dean of Belfast took on the responsibility six years ago.
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Belfasts Black Santa, the Very Rev John Mann.

Black Santa prepares for 40th annual sit-out

The Rev Canon Raymond Stewartno

New Dean for St. Columb's Cathedral

Rev Norman Hamilton

'˜Uneasiness over potential protections'

Dean John Mann

Today we remember the men behind the numbers at Somme: top cleric

Rev John Chalmers said the decision was simply tidying up and making the law of the church consistent with Scots law

Church of Scotland allows ministers to be in same-sex marriages

Dean John Mann

Same-sex issues divisive and hurtful for Church of Ireland '“ Dean Mann

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