A special appeal has been made at Masses in the Catholic archdiocese of Armagh for people with information about the so-called disappeared to come forward. This will be repeated throughout all dioceses and parishes in Ireland - north and south - in January.An independent commission is attempting to locate the remains of nine victims of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
Years after the ceasefires in Northern Ireland, the grief of a small group of families has continued.Their relatives were killed during the troubles, most of them by the IRA, but their bodies have not been found.
Tyrone teenager Columba McVeigh is thought to have been buried in bogland in north Monaghan.
In another part of the border county, searches were held for a south Armagh man Charlie Armstrong. He went missing in 1981 on his way to Mass in Crossmaglen.
Earlier this week Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin called for anyone with details about the so-called disappeared to come forward.
In a further initiative this weekend involving the Catholic Church, priests at Masses in the Armagh archdiocese are making a fresh appeal for information.
The appeal will be included in parish bulletins or on notice boards and will be made throughout the country during January.
Archbishop Seán Brady of Armagh said that the plea for information was not a political act but a pastoral matter.It comes as a result of a request from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, who said it was a very important initiative.
The Commission has set up a special post box in Dublin (ICLVR, PO Box 10827, Dublin 2) to receive information and a confidential telephone number 00800-5558 5500, which can be dialled on both sides of the border.