Statement of the Spring 2025 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference:  Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Spring 2025 General Meeting in Columba Centre of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell...

  “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the  seeds that you plant” Robert  Louis  Stevenson This  is  the  season  for  renewal, rebirth  and regeneration.  With  our  flora and fauna coming to  life  all around  us we are  reminded that winter  is  over  and  spring  is at  hand.  Snowdrops, crocuses and ...

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The Diocese of Kilmore is recruiting for the position of Diocesan Property Administrator.  6-month initial contract working 8 hours per week (flexible) initially (with possibility of increase in hours).   This post will be based in the diocesan office in Cavan town and will require some travel.  The position will require an understanding of diocesan property,...

The Church’s Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse takes place on, 7 March, the first Friday of Lent.  The Day of Prayer is an initiative of Pope Francis and was first marked in Irish dioceses in 2017. Bishop Martin Hayes will celebrate Mass at 10.00am in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim,...

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=131 

The following is the text of Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2025, on the theme “Let us journey together in hope”:  Dear brothers and sisters,  We begin our annual pilgrimage of Lent in faith and hope with the penitential rite of the imposition of ashes. The Church, our mother and teacher, invites us to open...

  Today (Monday 24 February 2025), the members of the Standing Committee of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered in The Columba Centre of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, and released the following statement:   “Pope Francis has a special place in the hearts of the people of Ireland, and this closeness was especially evident during...

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=130

A Milestone for Kilmore Diocese – Lay Pastoral Ministry Journey Begins:  On Saturday 15 February last, twenty-one dedicated participants of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Programme in the Diocese of Kilmore took their first step on a six-month journey of discernment at St. Aidan’s High School in Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh. Representing 19 different parishes, the group...