Bishop Tom Deenihan closes diocesan inquiry for Fr Willie Doyle's canonisation

Bishop Tom Deenihan closed the diocesan inquiry for the canonization of Fr Willie Doyle during a Mass at Mullingar Cathedral on Sunday, October 18. The inquiry supports the cause for the Jesuit priest, who died in 1917 while ministering to wounded soldiers at Passchendaele during World War I.

The records of the cause will now move to Rome. Bishop Deenihan said Fr Doyle offers a model of healthy masculinity for young Catholics and noted that the priest's sacrifice and daily fidelity to the faith resonate with younger generations.

Diocesan postulator Fr John Hogan described Fr Doyle as an artisan of peace whose life and death hold immense importance for the Church. Hogan stated that Fr Doyle's desire to offer his life serves as an example of universal charity.