Congratulations to Bishop Fintan Monahan, Killaloe's new bishop!
Father Fintan Monahan was ordained Bishop of Killaloe in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Ennis on Sunday 25 September. Family and friends of Bishop Monahan joined concelebrating bishops and priests in a packed cathedral for the ceremony. The Chief Ordaining Prelate was Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly,...
Day for Life 2016 to be celebrated on Sunday 2 October
Resources for Day for Life 2016
Pope Francis concludes World Day of Prayer for Peace
Pope Francis presided over the closing ceremony of the World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi on Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony followed an early afternoon of prayer – not in common, but separately, according to religious tradition. Thirst for peace: religions and cultures in dialogue was the theme of this...
Ireland to host European Prayer Initiative from 19 - 25 September 2016
'The Spiritual Presidency of the EU - from the heart of Europe' is an initiative which was launched on 1 July on the occasion of the start of Slovakia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Spiritual Presidency of the EU is a prayer initiative encouraging Christians to...
Archbishop Eamon Martin invites people to share works and examples of mercy using #bemercyireland
Use the hashtag #BeMercyIreland
World Day of Prayer for the Care of All Creation 2016
The second World Day of Prayer for the Care of All Creation takes place on 1 September 2016. Many local Church communities around the world also are preparing to mark Creation Time, which also begins today and continues until 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Creation Time celebrates the...
Trustees of the National Seminary meet in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, this week welcomed fourteen new seminarians to start their training for the priesthood.
Canonisation of Blessed Mother Teresa on 4 September
The Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office has unveiled a special postage stamp which it is releasing two days before Pope Francis officially declares Mother Teresa a saint. The philatelic office has said it will print and sell a maximum of 150,000 sheets of 10 stamps each. A number of events are planned...
