As we prepare for the renewal of Parish Pastoral Councils in the Diocese of Kilmore this Autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parishes.   AN INVITATION: In the coming weeks, we will host information evenings about the Parish Pastoral Council. These...

Bishop Martin Hayes celebrated Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim in Cavan on Thursday morning, 13 August 2026, at 10:00a.m. to mark the Optional Memorial of Blessed Michael McGivney.  Father McGivney was a Connecticut priest who served his flock in the Archdiocese of Hartford during the pandemic of 1890, before himself becoming...

  BISHOP MARTIN HAYES’ HOMILY DURING MASS AT THE KILMORE DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK, IRELAND’S INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC AND MARIAN SHRINE – BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF KNOCK – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026 Our Gospel just proclaimed describing the scene of Mary and John the Apostle at the Cross, is depicted in a series of paintings...

  As we prepare for the renewal of Parish Pastoral Council in the Diocese of Kilmore this Autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parish. LOOKING AHEAD This Autumn, Parish Pastoral Councils will be renewed. Some current members will continue in their...

The Kilmore Care of Creation Group was one of twenty local community groups who participated in the County Cavan Local Development LEADER funded initiative Tiny Forest Celebration Walk in Killykeen on Saturday 4 July 2026.  Members from the Kilmore Care of Creation Group are pictured receiving their Tiny Forest signs from Roisin Grimes, Ecologist and...

  As we continue to prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Councils throughout the Diocese of Kilmore this Autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parishes. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY: The Parish Pastoral Council works in collaboration with the parish priest and...

As we prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Council this autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parish.   MORE THAN MAINTENANCE The Parish Pastoral Council is concerned with maintaining and building on what is already good and life-giving in...

  As we prepare for the renewal of our Parish Pastoral Council this autumn, we continue our weekly series exploring the role, purpose and importance of the council in the life of our parish. A LISTENING COUNCIL: One of the most important roles of the Parish Pastoral Council is listening. Listening to parishioners, to what...

On the occasion of the appointment of Bishop Michael Router as Bishop of Derry, Bishop Martin Hayes has offered the following message of congratulations: I congratulate Bishop Michael Router, a native of Lurgan Parish in Kilmore Diocese, on his appointment as Bishop of Derry.   Ordained to the priesthood on 25 June 1989, Bishop Michael...