KILMORE CARE OF CREATION COMMITTEE Inspired by LAUDATO SI’, the Encyclical Letter written by Pope Francis ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME “If we want a different world, we must become a different people” Ilia Delio: ‘A Hunger for Wholeness’   The call for an Open Mind and Open Heart are key if humanity is...

Bishop Martin Hayes has offered prayers for the happy repose of the soul of Father Isaac Achi, the Catholic priest of the Diocese of Minna in Nigeria, who was killed on Sunday 15 January 2023 after bandits set fire to his parish rectory. Fr. Issac’s body was found within the charred remains of the parish...

Last night (Thursday 12 January 2023), we watched ‘The Letter’, the new documentary which builds on the teaching of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for our common home. It explores how spiritual values unite us in the face of a planetary emergency. Thank you to everyone who made pledges to take action. Email:...

  Catholic Schools Week 2023, themed as ‘Walking Together in Faith & Love’, will take place from Sunday 22 January to Sunday 29 January next. For this year’s annual celebration of Catholic education, CSW will draw on three features of the Synodal Pathway: ‘Communion, Participation and Mission’.  The theme for CSW 2023 is dedicated to...

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=20 

  Each and every one of us is needed to make a difference—everyone has special skills and gifts, and all are important. Tomorrow, 12th January, 2023 we’ll meet in the Townhall, Cavan at 8pm to watch The Letter, the new documentary which builds on the teaching of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for...

    A Reflection By Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore on the Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 56th World Day of Peace – 1st January 2023 with reference to the Scripture Readings of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God:   In this time of global turmoil due to the war in...

The attached submission has been prepared by the members of the Diocesan Synodality Group in response to the Continental Synthesis Document. It may be accessed at the following link: Kilmore Diocesan Response to Synod of Bishops’ Continental Synthesis 2022 Please feel free to submit any comments or observations on this submission to Martina Gilmartin, Diocesan...

A Book of Condolence in memory of Pope-Emeritus Benedict XVI has been made available in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan, for all who wish to sign it over the coming days.

  Pope Benedict XVI R.I.P. I wish to reflect briefly upon the life of the late Pope Benedict XVI who died on 31st December 2022.  He was a man of faith, who alerted us to the crisis of faith, took steps to address the scandal of clerical sexual abuse and acknowledged his own limitations in...