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Bishop Martin’s Statement on Centenary of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary

Bishop Martin’s Statement on the Centenary of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary – 7th March 2024: We give thanks today as we celebrate the Centenary of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (MSHR’s).  The pioneering members of the MSHR’s were among the first women missionary...

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Statement of the Spring 2024 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Spring 2024 General Meeting in Columba Centre of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin. The main issues discussed by bishops during their meeting included: ‘Let...

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‘Let us all say: enough … Stop the War!’ – Irish Bishops

  On the second day of the Spring General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Maynooth, bishops call for an urgent and complete ceasefire in Gaza, and an immediate end to the daily horror of killing, wounding and destruction of property in the Holy Land.  Please see the statement of the Bishops’ Conference...

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Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary Centenary

“Go out to the whole world, proclaim the Good News to all creation” Mark 16:16 The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary were founded by Bishop Joseph Shanahan, C.S.Sp. in 1924. The Sisters were welcomed by Bishop Patrick Finnegan of Kilmore Diocese and the people of the parishes of Killeshandra and Kildallan...

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Visit of the Relics of St Kilian to Kilmore Diocese – October 2024

This October, for the first time, the sacred relics of renowned 7th century Irish martyr, Saint Kilian, will return to his home county of Cavan from Würzburg in Germany.   This major religious and civic event is being organised in partnership between the Diocese of Kilmore, the Parish of Mullagh, and Cavan County Council.  The historic...

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Sharing The Good News – Issue 146 – 29 February 2024

  The latest issue of the Sharing the Good News weekly e-Zine for parishes and dioceses from the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference may be accessed from the following link: www.catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=73

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150th Anniversary Celebrations

Tuesday 12 March 2024 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the iconic building which served as the original Saint Patrick’s College in Cavan and is now the base for the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre. Bishop Martin Hayes will be the principal celebrant of a special Mass in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick & Saint...

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Sharing The Good News – Issue 145 – 23 February 2024

  The latest issue of the Sharing the Good News weekly e-Zine for parishes and dioceses from the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference may be accessed from the following link: www.catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=72

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Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Statement on the Family and Care Referendums

The proposed Family amendment to the Constitution diminishes the unique importance of the relationship between marriage and family in the eyes of Society and State and is likely to lead to a weakening of the incentive for young people to marry.  The Care amendment would have the effect of abolishing all reference to motherhood in the...

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Lough Derg Young Adults’ Retreat – 27 April 2024

Calling all 18 30 year olds! Do you want to explore your faith with other like-minded young people in a beautiful and reflective location? Join us for a Retreat for Young Adults at Lough Derg , Pettigo, County Donegal on Saturday 27th April 2024 from 10am to 4pm. Refreshments and Lunch provided. This Retreat is...

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