Group photograph of a meeting of Capuchin bursars of the East African Capuchin Conference (EACC) in Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. The group includes Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap.
Clippings of articles from the 'Irish Catholic' and 'Ireland’s' Own titled ‘Only Capuchin Friary in the West / Ard Mhuire sees many changes’ and ‘In Praise of Ard Mhuire, Donegal’. The articles refer to the history of Ard Mhuire Friary and in particular to its transformation into a retreat and conference centre in the diocese of Raphoe.
Photographic prints showing the visit of Nelson Mandela to the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 September 1993. Mandela was accompanied by Allan Boesak. Some of the photographs are annotated on the reverse by the donors: James P. Rigney and Fr. Macartan Hyland OFM Cap. The photographs were printed in 'The Cape Argus' newspaper. The file also includes: • A description of the circumstances surrounding Mandela’s visit to Athlone Parish Church by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. (1923-2004). • An annotated copy of the sermon preached on the occasion by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. A copy of Mandela’s brief address after communion referring to the support offered by the local congregation during the apartheid era • The welcome address given by Huxley Joshua, a prominent member of the ANC in the locality. • Documents (including a copy newspaper cutting from 'The Southern Cross', 26 Sept. 1993) referring to the controversy over Mandela’s taking of communion during the Mass.
Group photograph of Capuchin friars at the Zambian Chapter in Monze. The group includes Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, Fr. Benedict Cullen OFM Cap., Fr. Philip Baxter OFM Cap., Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap., Fr. James Connolly OFM Cap., Fr. Bruno McKnight OFM Cap., and Fr. John Grace OFM Cap.
Booklet: 'All Hallows College Pioneer Priests in the United States'. Originally written as an article in the All Hallow Annual in 1953 by Kevin Condon CM, it is reprinted here in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of All Hallows College and in memory of Kevin Condon who died in 1989.
