PRESS RELEASE 30 JANUARY 2006 LAUNCH OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ PASTORAL MESSAGE NURTURING OUR CHILDREN’S FAITH BY DR MARTIN DRENNAN, BISHOP OF GALWAY AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CATECHETICS COMMISSION OF THE IRISH BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE “The future of the Church depends on today’s children and the future of today’s children depends on today’s adults” – Bishop Drennan [...]

Press Release 9 September 2005 Brendan O’Reilly appointed Executive Secretary of the Bishops’ Catechetics Commission Bishop Martin Drennan, Chairman of the Commission on Catechetics of the Irish Bishops’ Conference has announced the appointment of Mr Brendan O’Reilly as Executive Secretary of the Bishops’ Catechetics Commission in Maynooth. Welcoming his appointment Bishop Martin Drennan, said: “Brendan [...]

PRESS RELEASE 15 MAY 2005 IRISH BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE LAUNCHES CONSULTATION PROCESS ‘DIALOGUE IN FAITH’ FOR FIRST IRISH NATIONAL DIRECTORY FOR CATECHESIS The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has set in motion a process of consultation entitled ‘Dialogue in Faith’ to help with the preparation of the first Irish National Directory for Catechesis. Catechesis is is the [...]

Following the Visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland, the Irish Bishops published a Pastoral Letter on St Patrick’s Day 1980 to encourage parents in passing on faith to their children