Archbishop Courtney's body arrives home

The body of Archbishop Michael Courtney, the Pope’s Ambassador gunned down in a hail of bullets in Burundi, was received back home in Ireland today.

The body of Archbishop Michael Courtney, the Pope’s Ambassador gunned down in a hail of bullets in Burundi, was received back home in Ireland today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and senior Catholic Church leaders joined military personnel and relatives to pay tribute to the priest, whose body was flown over from London late last night.

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