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Diocese celebrates Catholic Schools Week 2025
Students, chaplains and teachers from post-primary schools across the Diocese of Kilmore travelled to St Patrick’s Church in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, on Tuesday 21 January last for the Annual Diocesan Mass to mark Catholic Schools Week 2025. This year’s theme for Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools: Alive in Christ”. Bishop Martin Hayes...

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 192 – 16 January 2025
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=125

Lay Programme for Young Adults in Irish College, Rome
A new Catholic Lay Formation Programme in Rome based at the Irish College is now being offered for young men and women (aged 18-30) who wish to spend a semester in Rome. Please see attached details about the programme and below video: Catholic Studies Rome at The Pontifical Irish College – YouTube

Catholic Schools Week 2025 – Diocesan Post Primary Celebration
Catholic Schools Week 2025 will be celebrated from Sunday, 19 January, to Saturday, 25 January, with the theme of Catholic Schools: Alive in Christ. We pray for and support our local Catholic schools so that, together with us, the parish community, they will be alive with the joy and hope that is Christ. This year’s post-primary...

Month’s Memory Mass for Canon John Murphy R.I.P.
The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Canon John Murphy R.I.P. will be celebrated in St Mogue’s Church, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan, at 12 noon on Saturday 18 January 2025.

Kilmore Priest is elevated to Monsignor
Monsignor Enda Murphy We offer our heartiest congratulations to Fr Enda Murphy, a priest of the Diocese of Kilmore, on recently being made a Domestic Chaplain to His Holiness, Pope Francis, with the title of Monsignor. This honour is in recognition of his exceptional work in the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of...

Irish Church Music Association Regional Workshop – 8 February 2025
Please see attached poster for registration details etc .

Michael English Concert in aid of Diocesan Lourdes Assisted Pilgrim Fund
Come join us for an unforgettable evening of music with Michael English at The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim in Cavan (H12 FD71) on Thursday 20 February 2025 at 8:00p.m. with all proceeds going to the Diocesan Lourdes Assisted Pilgrim Fund. Michael will be performing live, showcasing his incredible talent and spreading joy through...

Annual Kilmore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025
This year’s Kilmore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, led by Bishop Martin Hayes, takes place from 30th May to 4th June 2025. For booking contact CAVAN TRAVEL, 15 Main St. Cavan H12 K2R7, Tel: 049-4361222 or Email: [email protected] Assisted Pilgrims can contact Fr. Tom Mannion, Pilgrimage Director, Parochial House, Ballinaglera, Co. Leitrim or ring 087-9170879...

Bishop Martin’s Synopsis of Pope Francis’ World Day for Peace Message 2025
A synopsis of Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day for Peace, Wednesday 1 January 2025, has been issued by Bishop Martin and may be accessed from the following link: Synopsis of Message for World Day of Peace – 1st January 2025 (1)