The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from 18 -25 January 2022. The theme chosen for this year is ‘We Saw His Star in the East’. Materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the churches of the Middle East.  Background to the theme for 2022 – ‘We...

  New synod.ie website launched to support Synodal Pathway A new website – www.synod.ie – has been launched to support engagement with the national synodal pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland. The website provides information about the synodal pathway and the timeline for the work, as well as making available a variety of resources...

  KILMORE CARE OF CREATION Inspired by LAUDATO SI’ Encyclical Letter written by POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME   Going Green Thoughts In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis addresses the issue of a Throwaway Culture. ‘Human beings too are creatures of this world, enjoying a right to life and happiness, and endowed with...

KILMORE CARE OF CREATION inspired by LAUDATO SI’ Encyclical Letter written by POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME   “And now a lawyer stood up and, to test him, asked, ‘Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What is your reading of...

Here in the Diocese of Kilmore, our parishes have been very busy hosting conversations.  These conversations are based on a series of questions about our faith into the future. The process began by Parish Pastoral Councils reflecting, discerning and giving their detailed feedback and then in turn engaging with a wide diversity of groups in...

The November issue of Sharing the Good News, the newsletter of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for parishes and dioceses, is now available.  The November issue features the following articles:  Archbishop Eamon Martin’s homily from the Mass of Remembrance in Knock Shrine Pope Francis’ appointment of Bishop Francis Duffy as Archbishop of Tuam  Trócaire’s launch of...

Winter 2021 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference   In accordance with public health guidance to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered remotely this week for their Winter 2021 General Meeting via video-link, instead of the usual location at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  Although the Autumn 2021...

Parishioners in Bailieborough helped plant 2,500 spring bulbs in the grounds of St. Anne’s Church recently and now look forward to seeing the grounds come to life again in the Spring. The project was organised by the Green Group in the parish which believes that caring for the earth is part of our Christian mission....

Archbishop Eamon Martin recently launched the 2021 interactive digital Advent Calendar, which will go live on www.catholicbishops.ie on the first Sunday of Advent, 28 November next. Now in its eighth year, the unique digital Advent Calendar offers resources for the parish, school and for families which can be accessed behind a virtual door each day during...

  The Northern Pastoral Network (comprising of the Archdiocese of Armagh and the Dioceses of Clogher, Derry, Down & Connor, Dromore, Kilmore and Raphoe) has prepared another simple resource for prayer at home during Advent this year which can be accessed at the following link: NPN Advent Resource 2021 The resource can now be downloaded...