Ahead of Holy Thursday, Irish priest forgives radicalized teenager who stabbed him

Ahead of Holy Thursday, Irish priest forgives radicalized teenager who stabbed him

Far from being "in the wrong place at the wrong time," Father Murphy said he was convinced he was the right person, "in the right place, at the right time."

Ahead of Holy Thursday, Irish priest forgives radicalised teenager who stabbed him

Father Paul Murphy is pictured in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France during the annual military pilgrimage to the French shrine on an undated photograph. In a powerful courtroom moment just before Holy Week, Irish Army chaplain Fath Murphy forgave the radicalized teenager who tried to kill him in a 2024 knife attack. (OSV News photo/courtesy Irish Defence Forces) In a powerful courtroom moment just before Holy Week, Irish Army chapla…