It was reported to police on Sunday that a man had walked into the church on St. Patrick’s Avenue and hit the priest in the head with a bottle before leaving. The parish priest of St. Patrick in ...

A parish priest who was seriously injured after being attacked in a church last week is making “slow and steady progress” in his recovery, parishioners in Downpatrick were told on Sunday. Father John ...

A 30-YEAR-OLD man remains in custody after police launched a murder investigation in Downpatrick which may be linked to a violent assault on a parish priest. PSNI officers were called to St Patrick’s ...

A community in Co Down has been "shaken and upset deeply" by an attack on a priest and the death of a man at the weekend, a senior cleric has said. Bishop of Down and Connor Alan McGuckian was ...

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A priest has been rushed to hospital after he was 'bottled by a man who walked into church before mass'. Father John Murray was hit on the head at St Patrick's Church in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, ...

A priest who was seriously assaulted at the weekend is now “comfortable and stable” in hospital. Fr John Murray is “progressing” in his recovery, a colleague said. It came as hundreds of shocked ...

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man in Downpatrick was linked to a “brutal attack” on a priest after he was approached to hear confession. The victim has been named ...

A parish priest who was attacked in his Downpatrick church is still in hospital with serious head injuries almost three weeks on. Canon John Murray (75) was injured at St Patrick’s Church on August 10 ...

Father John Murray was struck on the head in a brutal attack at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick on Sunday. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in ...