Person: Archbishop Michael Courtney

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Ahern to raise archbishop's murder with Pope

The murder of a Nenagh-born Vatican diplomat in Africa will be raised by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern when he meets the Pope and Vatican officials in Rome on Wednesday.

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Irish aid worker dies in car crash in Ethiopia

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Progress made in Bishop Courtney investigation

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Pope's ambassador buried in Tipperary

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Murdered Archbishop to be buried today

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Archbishop Courtney's body arrives home

Burundi funeral for Archbishop Courtney

A funeral service for Archbishop Michael Courtney is expected to take place in Burundi, where he was killed, before his body is flown home to Ireland.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2003

Vatican 'deeply sorrowed' by Archbishop's killing

The Vatican expressed “deep sorrow and dismay” today over the killing of Tipperary native Archbishop Michael Courtney.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2003

Irish papal envoy shot dead in Burundi

THE Pope’s representative in Burundi, an Irishman, was shot dead in an ambush yesterday.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2003