This afternoon last week - launching the Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism in Rome with ⁦Monks in Motion⁩ ⁦IrishEmbassy HolySee⁩ ⁦UK in Holy See 🇬🇧🇻🇦⁩ ⁦Chris Trott⁩ in Sant’ Isidoro Franciscan House in its 399th year.

Congratulations to Dr James Kelly from Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University who is joint group editor of the new Oxford History of British and Irish #Catholicism which was recently launched in Rome at an event hosted by UK in Holy See 🇬🇧🇻🇦 and IrishEmbassy HolySee.

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Today I announced €12.3m in funding from Ireland to support humanitarian assistance in Sudan. The situation facing people in Sudan is dire. The world simply must act Ireland 🇮🇪 🇸🇩

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Delighted to present the Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism with UK in Holy See 🇬🇧🇻🇦, joined by general editors John McCafferty & James Kelly. The 5 volume series explores 5 centuries of Catholicism in 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 . Thanks to St. Isidore's for hosting this special event.

Today we celebrate 26 years of the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark moment.

2024 also marks 25 years of North-South cooperation. With the Agreements’ institutions up and running across 3 strands, our shared focus is on stability, prosperity and hope for the future 🕊️ #GFA26

Félicitations Sr. Florence from all your Irish friends, so well deserved. An honour to be present for such a wonderful occasion. Merci beaucoup La France au Vatican !

It's #InternationalDayforMineAwareness
🇮🇪 supports mine action programmes in Africa, Latin America, SE Asia & the Middle East.

Empowering communities to stay safe & avoid the dangers of landmines through awareness, knowledge & preventive measures The HALO Trust MAG (Mines Advisory Group)

Over the last few days, together with diplomatic corps to 🇻🇦 , Amb. Collins has been attending the Easter Services in St. Peter's Basilica. Always a pleasure to meet our ecumenical friends, + Ian Ernest, Rev. Tara Curlewis & Rev. Matthew Lafferty. Anglican Centre Rome Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome

Irish Ambassador to the Holy See Frances Collins has praised what she said is a strong relationship between Ireland and the Holy See, saying they share several key foreign policy and humanitarian priorities.
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🇪🇺EU Heads of Mission, Ambassadors from Latin America and the Caribbean met with H.Em. Parolin to discuss our cooperation, joint values and interests, building on the successful EU-CELAC summit of July 2023.

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Last week we marked #StPatricksDay with our friends in the 🇻🇦 , fellow diplomats, the 🇮🇪 religious community in Rome. Delighted to welcome Mary Butler TD to join the celebrations- here is a recap

Delighted to see our dear friend Fr. Jim Greene, Executive Director of Solidarity with South Sudan with Minister Charlie McConalogue & Amb. Nicola Brennan Ambassador Nicola Brennan in Juba last week. We are proud to support the important work being done by Solidarity with South Sudan through our partnership with Misean Cara.

🇮🇪 's Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue visited 🇸🇸 as part of his visit to the Horn of Africa for St. Patrick's Day. Great work being done by World Food Programme. Ireland will provide €30 million to World Food Programme to improve food security & enhance the resilience of communities in the region.

This morning, the Irish Community in Rome & friends celebrated the feast of St. Patrick at a Mass presided over by Bishop Brian Farrell at St. Patrick's Church. Míle buíochas Fr. Matt & Fr. Greg for the warm welcome & all involved in organising. 🇮🇪 ☘️ Lá Fhéile Pádraig !

A Mass for the Solemnity of St. Patrick will be held in Rome on Sunday, March 17, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Church, Via Boncompagni 31.  
Bishop Brian Farrell will be the Presider and Homilist.
#StPatricksDay2024

On St. Patrick’s Day, we have the opportunity to acknowledge the enormous contributions to the causes of peace and justice made by the Irish diaspora the world over.

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Read Amb. Collins' op-ed in America Magazine on St. Patrick's Day 2024 & what it means for Ireland.
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Happy #StPatricksDay ! ☘️

A message to our friends in the Holy See from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

This year we are celebrating the contributions of Irish young people globally 🇮🇪🌍

Visit ireland.ie to learn more

#GlobalIreland #SPD2024 #LáFhéilePádraig