Bishop Brendan Kelly, Bishop of Achonry is leading pilgrims from the Diocese of Achonry on a three-day pilgrimage to Lough Derg beginning today Monday 26 June and ending on Wednesday 29 June. The thee-day pilgrimage follows a 1000-year-old pattern of prayer. Over...
The Diocese of Down and Connor Diocesan Pastoral Council hosted their second Mid- Summer evening on Wednesday 21 June. This event, developed from the diocesan pastoral plan, was an evening to celebrate the vital contribution of new initiatives as part of their...
Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II, leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church on Sunday signed a common declaration, giving thanks for the progress towards Christian unity, and appealing for peace in the Middle East and other regions torn apart by conflict,...
We have uncompromisingly to expose and condemn the horrible violence and corruption of those who are involved in the traffic of death and disregard for life which is the drugs trade. We have to support the work of the Gardaí and law enforcement in fighting this traffic of death. Those who are involved in this disgusting and despicable industry will still attempt to silence anyone who has the courage to call evil evil. We must not let them overcome."
Rosary beads belonging to an Irish Jesuit priest and letters he wrote about his experiences on the battlefield during the Somme have been discovered after almost a century. Fr Willie Doyle from Dublin was chaplain with the 16th Irish Division and was famous for his...
Pope Francis on Saturday urged young people in Armenia to be active peacemakers in a world suffering from persecutions and conflict. Speaking at an open air prayer service in Yerevan to leaders of all the Churches in Armenia, the Pope called on people of faith to...
One of the highlights of the centenary pilgrimage was a visit to to the Irish Peace Park in Messines where there was time for shared prayer and reflection followed by a group recital of the peace pledge.
The annual Novena to Saint Maria Goretti will take place in the Church of the Assumption, Collooney, in the Diocese of Achonry. The Novena will begin on Tuesday 28 June and will end on 6 July, the Feast Day of Saint Maria Goretti. During the Novena, Confessions...
One hundred cyclists departed today from Bow Street, outside the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin city centre, in order to complete a two-day cycle of 350km across the breadth of Ireland to Belmullet in Co Mayo. Known as the ‘Cycle for Brother Kevin’ this...
Today, Friday 24 June, pilgrims will visit the site of the Christmas Truce, Tyne Cot Cemetery and Essex Farm and will conclude their special Somme pilgrimage with a visit to the Irish Peace Tower, Messines, Belgium.
"Formation, Formation, Formation" - Fr Eamon Conway on the G.R.A.C.E research report
Travelling with Pope Francis - Colm Flynn
"It is absolutely awful because it is such a failure ..." Caoimhe De Barra on starvation in Gaza
"I cannot speak highly enough of the generosity of the Irish people" - Caoimhe de Barra
"I personally feel we need a missionary movement in the Church" - Cardinal Mario Grech
The Synodal Pathway - the journey so far
