The Council for Marriage and the Family of the Irish Bishops’ Conference has produced some resources for Advent and Christmas for use in homes and parishes. The resources comprise a leaflet of blessings and prayers for use during Advent and Christmas.

This document was approved at the June 2010 meeting of the Irish Episcopal Conference in order to assist Bishops in their duty to ensure suitable preparation for the celebration of the sacrament of marriage. 16 June 2010 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

A Statement of the Irish Bishops’ Conference on the Civil Partnership Bill 10 March 2010 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference At a press conference on the last day of the spring general meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference on 10 March 2010, bishops published a leaflet ‘Why Marriage Matters’ in support of marriage and family [...]

Bishop Christopher Jones’ statement on family home repossessions PRESS RELEASE 11 March 2009 Statement by Bishop Christopher Jones, Chair of the Bishops’ Committee on the Family, on family home repossessions To counter the fear experienced by people facing the possibility of losing their family home due to the recession, as Chair of the Bishops’ Committee [...]

PRESS RELEASE 14th October 2007 Prayer, by the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, dedicating families to the Immaculate Heart of Mary The Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences across Europe met in Fatima, Portugal, on 6 October last. The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Seán Brady, attended this meeting [...]

New Requirements for Civil Registration 3 October 2007 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Joint submission by the Bishops’ Conference Committee on the Family and the Office for Public Affairs of the Archdiocese of Dublin on the review of constitutional provisions relating to the family 27 March 2005 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Address by Most Rev Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland at Irish Bishops’ Conference seminar ‘Supporting Marriage and Family Life’ 3 May 2004 | Buswells Hotel, Dublin Introduction Bishop Jones, distinguished guests and friends. The Church is well aware of the changed conditions of families in today’s world. In Ireland, this [...]

PRESS RELEASE 3 MAY 2004 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ARE THE BASIS OF THE COMMON GOOD – CATHOLIC BISHOPS The Most Reverend Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland today addressed, as keynote speaker, a seminar entitled ‘Supporting Marriage & Family Life’ in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. The seminar was hosted by the Irish [...]

PRESS RELEASE 7 APRIL 2004 CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF SEMINAR TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UN YEAR OF THE FAMILY   The Chairman of the Catholic Bishop’s Committee for the Family and Children, the Most Reverend Christopher Jones DD, Bishop of Elphin (Sligo), today announced celebration plans to mark the 10th anniversary of [...]