Archbishop-elect Farrell replaces the Most Reverend Archbishop Diarmuid Martin whose request for retirement has been accepted by Pope Francis, and becomes effective from today, the day of the appointment of his successor.
Archbishop Eamon Martin has acknowledged that this Christmas has been a sad and difficult time for many families who have been separated from their loved ones by the coronavirus and the associated public health restrictions. The archbishop was speaking as he celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family in St. Patrick's Church in Pennyburn on Sunday. [...]
During his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis announced a year to study more deeply the content of the Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris laetitia'.
Pope Francis recalled families who are unable to unite this Christmas due to the pandemic.
Personally, I found it refreshing to hear someone with Bono’s fame, name the essence of what Christmas is truly about, something, in my opinion, which has been notably absent in recent times. - Bishop Paul Dempsey
Pope Francis offers the Church’s social doctrine as a "compass" to foster a culture of care for peace in the world.
Christmas 2020 message from Bishop Tom Deenihan
Father Gerry McFlynn is Project Manager of the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas, based at the Irish Chaplaincy in London. In this piece he reflects on 'Christmas and the coming of our hope': In Dennis O’Driscoll’s humorous poem, Non-Stop Christmas, “Christmas is always coming. There are only ever so many days still left”. Well, the [...]
Happy Birthday Pope Francis!
