IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Ireland’s newest and youngest Catholic bishop has used his appointment to weigh into the abortion controversy.
Pope Francis announced the promotion of Father Denis Nulty, 49, from Slane in Co Meath, as the new Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.
He will take up the high-ranking role left empty for more than three years as a result of the child abuse scandals that rocked the church.
In his first public address as Bishop-elect, Fr Nulty praised a demonstration at Knock Shrine in Co Mayo on Saturday against the planned laws to allow abortion in certain medical circumstances.
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