by Chah Garde | Dec 12, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024
For over fifty years, parishes and communities across the island of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have listened to the scripture readings proclaimed in church from the same translations which are given in the Lectionary for Mass. Many of these...
by Chah Garde | Dec 7, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024
Representing the bishops and people of Ireland, and on the invitation of Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris, the Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, is today attending the reopening Mass and ceremonies of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,...
by Chah Garde | Dec 6, 2024 | Latest, News archive 2024
I congratulate Maeve Mahon on her appointment today as Chief Executive Officer of CEIST (the Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust). Maeve joined the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin as Diocesan Advisor to Primary Schools in 1994. On behalf of my...
by Chah Garde | Dec 4, 2024 | ICBC General Meetings, Latest, News archive 2024
Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for their Winter 2024 General Meeting. The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot...
by Chah Garde | Dec 3, 2024 | ICBC General Meetings, Latest, News archive 2024
Last May, Pope Francis announced that the theme for the Jubilee 2025 as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ (Spes non Confundit – Hope Does Not Disappoint). This theme of hope encourages each of us to be messengers of hope in our very troubled world. ...