Information on the Autumn-Winter 2025  Faith Renewal Programme at Knock may be accessed at the following link: www.kilmorediocese.ie/autumn-winter-faith-renewal-programme-at-knock-2025/?swcfpc=1

  Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for their Autumn 2025 General Meeting.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin.    On the first day, Archbishop Martin celebrated Mass as Gaeilge in Saint Mary’s Oratory,...

Care of Creation Harvest Celebrations in St. Michael’s Church and St. Mary’s Church, Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim: This weekend saw ‘gifts in abundance’ laid at the altars of St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Churches in Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim.  During the celebratory Masses, beautiful displays of fruits of the fields and hedges, produce from gardens and tunnels and...

Kilmore Care of Creation Group are working in partnership to give nature a helping hand on the grounds of The Conaty Centre, Cavan.   The Tiny Forest Initiative entered its second phase last Saturday morning with the preparation of a 5 square metre site for planting with native trees.  This LEADER funded initiative saw a good...

Kilmore Delegates at Recent Pre-Synodal Assembly in Kilkenny:  Seán Coll, Martina Gilmartin, Saoirse O’Reilly, Savina Donohoe, Jamie Finnigan, and Bishop Martin Hayes Photo courtesy of John McElroy Photography Over 230 delegates from parishes, dioceses, religious orders and lay associations, from across the island of Ireland, attended the Pre-Synodal Assembly in Kilkenny on Saturday 18 October...

The dates for Accord Pre-Marriage Courses in the Diocese of Kilmore during 2026 are as follows: Friday 6 February                                      7.30pm – 10.00pm Saturday 7 February                                10.00am – 5.00pm   Friday 10 April                                            7.30pm – 10.00pm Saturday 11 April                                      10.00am – 5.00pm   Friday 9 October                                      7.30pm – 10.00pm Saturday 10 October                                10.00am – 5.00pm Courses...

Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness (To Autumn by John Keats) We have reached the end of the Season of Creation, a special time dedicated to raising greater awareness among ourselves and the public at large of the importance of respecting and caring for God’s Creation.  This is more urgent now than ever as we...

  A Diocesan Jubilee Year of Hope Pilgrimage to Rome led by Bishop Martin Hayes will take place from Thursday 20 to Wednesday 26 November 2025 inclusive. THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS PILGRIMAGE. Bookings for the pilgrimage are now being accepted. Should you wish to proceed with booking a place (or...

A JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF HOPE will take place in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan, from Saturday 27 September to Sunday 5 October 2025.  Novena Ceremonies with guest speaker each evening at 7:30p.m. The theme of the novena is “Providing Hope on our Pilgrim Journey”. All welcome. ...

  Volunteers from the Kilmore Care of Creation Group carried out seed saving, scything and seed sowing at the wildflower area on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim in Cavan on Thursday 18 September last.   Scything a wildflower meadow is the best method as it offers a deeper connection to...