The Kilmore Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage will take place from 2 -7 June 2023 and will be led by Bishop Martin Hayes. The 5-night Kilmore Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage is a fully escorted tour including: Direct flights from Knock to Lourdes Return airport transfers in Lourdes  5 nights’ hotel accommodation Single rooms available supplement applies Breakfast, lunch...

A special Mass for all whose lives have been touched by this subject will be offered in Knock Basilica at 12 noon on Sunday 16 April 2023. The Mass for Organ Donors has become a special annual gathering for all organ recipients and their families, those waiting for transplants, their medical teams and carers, as...

Anger Issues? Knock Counselling Centre at Knock Shrine is running a 5-evening Online Anger Management programme, starting on Tuesday 18th April from 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. Contact Peter Devers at 094 93 75032 or log onto www.knockshrine.ie/counselling for more information.

Holy Week, also known as ‘The Great Week’, is a time to remember the love and sacrifice of Jesus, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem on Palm (Passion) Sunday. Then the Easter Triduum is the highpoint of the Church’s year, beginning with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday evening, celebrating the moment when...

In the journey from Good Friday to Easter, from death to new life, as people of faith we believe that love is stronger than hate and that the light of hope shines brightly in the darkness. The following resources are offered by The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) for use in times of private prayer and...

This Palm Sunday Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, shares with us how Jesus experienced a rapid change of approval during Holy Week from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to cheering crowds who would later become a baying mob as he made his lonely and painful journey to the Cross. He reflects upon how...

Bishop Martin Hayes will be the principal celebrant of the Annual Diocesan Chrism Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim in Cavan at 11:30a.m. on Holy Thursday, 6 April 2023. The Chrism Mass is a special yearly liturgy where the Bishop gathers with the priests serving in our diocese to renew their fellowship...

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=31

  A year of prayer for vocations to the diocesan priesthood commences on 30 April 2023. As part of the preparations, the Diocese of Kilmore invites you to share a memory of a priest who inspired you or supported you during a significant moment in your life. These memories will be shared in an edited...

  Bishop Martin Hayes celebrated Mass with staff and students from the post-primary schools in the Diocese of Kilmore on Thursday 16 March 2023 at 11:30a.m. in St. Michael’s Church, Cootehill, Co. Cavan, which was hosted by St. Aidan’s Comprehensive School in Cootehill. The following is the text of Bishop Martin’s homily on that occasion:...