Catholic priests to raise funds to rebuild church

by Catholic News ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 10 - Two years after Hurricane Ivan brought devastation to the Caribbean island of Grenada, the island’s churches and the Cathedral in the capital, St George’s, have still not been repaired. Now, the Bishop of St Georges’ Vincent Darius and Irish parish priest Fr Bill O’Carroll are to take part in a 100-mile sponsored walk to raise funds to start repairs on the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. “It is a ten day walk taking in three islands,” said Fr O’Carroll. “It is certainly a testing course, it is a hilly country and we will be walking in tropical heat from 7 am until 5 pm each day. But I walk a lot, it is my hobby and I am sure I will be up to the challenge. “There have been a lot of improvements on the island thanks to the aid we received following the hurricane, but the churches have a long way to go and there has been nothing done on the Cathedral at all. We are really dependent on finance raised from this project.”