The  word  May  is  derived  from  the  Greek  Goddess  Maia  who  was  a  goddess  of growth.  May’s  birthstone  is  the  emerald  which  is  in  keeping  with  all  green  growth that  emerges  this  month.  Birth  flowers  for  May  are  lily of the valley  and  hawthorn. At this  time  the  days  are  longer with  warmer  temperature  resulting  in  a ...

The latest issue of the Sharing 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=144

  As part of the diocesan programme for the Jubilee Year of Hope,  Bishop Martin Hayes will be the principal celebrant at Mass on Trinity Island on the shores of Lough Oughter  at 3:00p.m. on Trinity Sunday 15 June 2025 (with the kind permission of the O’Dowd family).  All welcome, particularly people from the parishes...

  The Diocese of Kilmore is recruiting for the position of Diocesan Director of Safeguarding & Training. 6-month initial contract working two days per week initially with possibility of increased hours. This post will be based in Cavan and will require travel around the Diocese of Kilmore. The main duties of the Diocesan Director of...

A wonderful occasion was enjoyed by all in Redhills on Sunday 24 May last for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Mass at Shannow Wood Mass rock (celebrated by the late Fr Felim McGovern R.I.P.) since Penal Times. A large crowd began the day, in the spirit of the Church’s Jubilee Year...

Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore and Episcopal Coordinator of Laudato Si’ has issued the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the publication of the  late Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’: “This week, the tenth anniversary of the publication of the bestselling encyclical letter Laudato Si’ – on care for our common home, is tinged with...

Irish Bishops call for Prayer and Fasting for Gaza: Irish Bishops meeting in Maynooth yesterday (Monday 26 May 2025) offered prayers for peace in the Holy Land, for Ukraine, Sudan and in other troubled parts of the world.  In particular, bishops discussed the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, stating:   “From all over Ireland, parishioners are...

  Relics of St. Oliver Plunkett visited the Conaty Chapel of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Cavan on Wednesday 21 May last. The visit was of special significance as 2025 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of St Oliver and the 50th anniversary of his canonisation by Pope St Paul VI. This was...

The latest issue of the Sharing 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=143

Bishop Martin Hayes will lead a diocesan pilgrimage to Rome from Thursday 20 to Wednesday 26 November 2025 to mark the Jubilee Year of Hope.  This pilgrimage will be of particular interest (though not exclusively) to those involved with church choirs as it will coincide with the Jubilee of Choirs being organised as part of...