Fratelli Tutti – Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on Fraternity and Social Friendship Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, on Saturday 3 October 2020 during a visit to Assisi. The Holy Father celebrated Mass at the tomb of his namesake, Saint Francis of Assisi. The phrase ‘Fratelli Tutti’ is taken from the writings of St. Francis, one...

Do not lose heart – a message in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic from the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference  Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic the people of Ireland have endured testing times with courage, resilience, and compassion. Individuals and communities have made great sacrifices for the protection of life, health and the Common...

‘Care at the End of Life’ – Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Statement   Background Following its recent Autumn General Meeting, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference have released the following statement entitled Care at the End of Life: Statement Human dignity is inherent in every person from the first moment of his or her existence.  Even under...

A Message following Last Sunday’s World Mission Sunday:  On behalf of Pope Francis and the poorest and most vulnerable communities in our wider Church family, thank you for supporting World Mission Sunday last weekend. Your kindness and prayers for our overseas missionaries and the people they serve are always appreciated and greatly needed.  To donate...

Statement of the Autumn 2020 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference   In accordance with the public health restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Autumn 2020 General Meeting via video-link, instead of the usual location at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  This was the...

  Job Vacancy – Data Protection Officer:    The Dioceses of Tuam, Galway, Elphin, Killala, Achonry, Clonfert, Kilmore and Ardagh & Clonmacnois wish to recruit a Data Protection Officer. The purpose of this role is to assist the eight participating Dioceses and their constituent parishes and agencies in achieving compliance with the requirements of the...

Bishop Martin Hayes’ Homily at Fr. Thomas Small’s Ordination in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, on Sunday 27 September 2020:  God calls; there is ‘a still small voice’ that calls each one of us – a calling that is there before we are born.  God calls each one of us…”Before, I...

The New Bishop with his family outside the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim after his ordination   Introduction The Episcopal Ordination Mass for the new Bishop of Kilmore, Most Reverend Martin Hayes took place at 3:00p.m. on Sunday 20 September 2020 in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick & Saint Felim, Cavan.  The Primate of...

A Video Message from our New Bishop:    In advance of his ordination as Bishop of Kilmore next Sunday, Fr. Martin Hayes has posted a video message which can be viewed at the following link: https://youtu.be/s88IXHmwO68

The Mass booklet for next Sunday’s Episcopal Ordination may be accessed from the link given below: Ordination to the Episcopate of Fr Martin Hayes