Winter 2023 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference:  Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for its Winter 2023 General Meeting.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin.  During their meeting, bishops...

On Thursday 30 November last.  Rev. Jordan Mac Gabhann who hails from Ardue, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan, was ordained as a deacon for the Diocese of Kilmore by Bishop Martin Hayes. Jordan, an only son of Majella Smith, attended primary school in Greaghrahan NS and second level school in St. Bricin’s College, Belturbet. A keen traditional...

Celebrating Priesthood in the Diocese of Kilmore in this Year of Prayer for Vocations (11): I was a student in the 1970s. Fr X was my Irish teacher for my first three years and I hated him with a passion. I was a troubled young lad who had low self- esteem and anxiety, things I...

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=62

Advent (from, ad-venire in Latin or “to come to”) is the season of spiritual preparation consisting of the four weeks leading up to the celebration of Christmas.  This is a prayerful time for renewing our experience of waiting and longing for the Lord.  It is a time of preparation that directs the heart and mind to...

Archbishop Eamon Martin launches Advent 2023 online calendar: To coincide with this Sunday, 3 December, the first day of Advent, Archbishop Eamon Martin will launch the annual online Advent Calendar on catholicbishops.ie.  2023 marks the tenth year of this popular seasonal resource.  As a door opens each day, viewers will experience brief personal video reflections...

Pope Francis on the Climate Crisis and COP28! Calling for International Collaboration and the Global Common Good.  COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes places in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30th November to 12th December 2023.  Over 160 world leaders and their negotiators will attend the summit, the focus of which will be...

Celebrating Priesthood in the Diocese of Kilmore in this Year of Prayer for Vocations (10): A 32 year old good time young man who was neither gospel greedy nor a regular at Sunday Mass faced death courageously with the support of a diocesan priest. He was married with very young children and was thankfully taking...

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: https://catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=61

AN ADVENT CAROL SERVICE OF CAROLS & READINGS, led by Bishop Martin Hayes, will take place in The Conaty Chapel of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Cavan H12 E5C7, on the First Sunday of Advent, 3 December 2023, at 5:00p.m., with Fr. Darragh Connolly, P.P. Killinkere, leading the singing and Thomas Hanley as organist. ...