Our Lady of Kyiv   Loving God, We pray for the people of Ukraine, for all those suffering or afraid, that you will be close to them and protect them. We pray for world leaders, for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices. We pray for the world 
that in this moment of crisis,...

KILMORE CARE OF CREATION Inspired by LAUDATO SI’ Encyclical Letter written by POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME   Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is...

  Welcome to the #LivingLent feature of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for the Season of Lent 2022. In this feature you will find information on  The Meaning of Lent  Why we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday  Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2022 Pope Francis’ call for Ash Wednesday to be a day of prayer...

Bishops raise awareness about problem of gambling addiction Ahead of Temperance Sunday, this Sunday, the Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative (IBDI) has launched the ‘Leave Your Mark’ podcast, to raise awareness about the impact gambling, drugs and alcohol addiction can have on young people’s lives.  Episode one of this new podcast features a discussion between Tyrone...

KILMORE CARE OF CREATION COMMITTEE Inspired by LAUDATO SI’ Encyclical Letter written by POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME   “We know that technology based on the use of highly polluting fossil fuels – especially coal, but also oil and, to a lesser degree, gas – needs to be progressively replaced without delay”...

KILMORE CARE OF CREATION COMMITTEE Inspired by LAUDATO SI’ Encyclical Letter written by POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME   Going Green – Single Use Plastics (SUP)  ‘An Endemic Scourge’   Pope Francis addresses the issue of an Integral Ecology “Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting...

The February 2022 issue of Sharing the Good News, the newsletter of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for parishes and dioceses, is now available.  You can view or download the issue from the following link: Sharing-the-Good-News-February-2022

  Exploring Priesthood – Zoom with Seminarians and Priests On Tuesday 1st March at 8pm there will be an opportunity for young men to join in on a Zoom to find out more about priesthood and to hear directly from two young men who are currently studying for the priesthood in our National Seminary in...

  The January 2022 issue of Sharing the Good News, the newsletter of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for parishes and dioceses, is now available.  You can view or download the issue from the following link: Sharing-the-Good-News-January-2022

  As part of Catholic Schools Week 2022, Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick, Chair of the Bishops’ Council for Catechetics, recently launched Credible Catholic, a new religious education programme for Catholic Voluntary Secondary School in Ireland.  Credible Catholic aims to stimulate dialogue, encourage reflection and critical reasoning, foster religious literacy, build community, and nurture faith, and...