Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service seeking marriage preparation course facilitators Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service is currently recruiting volunteers to train as marriage preparation course facilitators. Accord is seeking applications from those who have a positive attitude towards marriage in the Catholic Church and the enthusiasm to be part of a team supporting couples who...

Ordination of Thomas Small to the Diaconate –  Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, ordained Thomas Small from Belturbet to the Diaconate during the Community Mass in St. Mary’s Oratory at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, on Sunday 9 February 2020. Thomas will be ordained to the priesthood for service in the diocese of Kilmore...

The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference is seeking applications for a National Director for Catechetics.   The National Director for Catechetics will support the ethos of the Bishops’ Conference and will work closely with the Chair and Council for Catechetics and the Chair and Council for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development of the Irish Episcopal Conference,...

The January 2020 issue of Sharing the Good News (Issue 58) – circulated by the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Bishops’ Conference – includes the following articles and news:   Ø  Father Paul Dempsey appointed Bishop of Achonry Ø  Storytelling at the centre of World Communications Day 2020 Ø  Bishop Denis Nulty leads delegation to Vatican conference on...

Monsignor Patrick J. McManus R.I.P. 21 April 1922 – 2 February 2020 Monsignor Patrick J. McManus, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan. passed away peacefully at his home, on Sunday 2 February 2020, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, in his 98th year. Ordained a priest in Maynooth – 22 June 1947.  St. Patrick’s College –...

Fr. Eamonn Bredin will facilitate a course on “St. Paul – His Life and Work” in the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Cavan, on Thursday evenings from 7:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. up until Thursday 16 April 2020. All welcome.  Refreshments will be served each evening.  Suggested donation: €5 per night. 

Issue 57 of Sharing the Good News has been issued by the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. The current edition includes the following articles and news:   Ø  Archbishop Eamon Martin launches Ireland’s most popular Advent calendar Ø  Trócaire launch ‘Gift of Trees’ to support families in Africa, Asia and South America Ø  Sister Patricia Murray...

Statement of the Winter 2019 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference   The Winter 2019 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference concluded recently in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  Please see below details of issues discussed by the bishops during their meeting this week:    Meeting Government ministers in Dublin on refugees...

Faithcast is the weekly podcast from catholicnews.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Presented by Brenda Drumm, Faithcast is a mixture of interviews and news from the Catholic Church in Ireland.   Episode 66 of Faithcast features an interview with Aidan Chester, Director of Veritas, on their #sharingthemeaning social media campaign for Christmas 2019. This episode also features a short thought for...

Faithcast is the weekly podcast from catholicnews.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Presented by Brenda Drumm, Faithcast is a mixture of interviews and news from the Catholic Church in Ireland.   Episode 65 of Faithcast features an interview with Archbishop Eamon Martin on the Bishops’ Conference online interactive Advent Calendar for 2019 and on why it is important for people...