Please find below the joint New Year’s message from the leaders of Ireland’s four main Christian denominations and the president of the Irish Council of Churches: Message As with all people, none of us are immune from standing at the gate of the New...
News archive 2016
Archbishop Eamon Martin’s New Year Message for the 50th World Day of Peace 2017
Some people said that the Peace People were naive, others, that they were being manipulated. For me, their message and actions were motivated by a strong belief in non-violence and a conviction that peace begins from the ground up Violence and aggression is...
Dublin’s Pro Cathedral seeking unwanted Christmas gifts for homeless people
Dubliners who may have been a little less than overjoyed when they opened their presents yesterday morning are being asked to help the city’s homeless by passing on their unwanted Christmas Gifts. The Unwanted Gifts Appeal at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral...
Christmas 2016 homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for Midnight Mass in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh
"I am humbled by ... the courageous work of Trócaire to help traumatised victims and survivors of conflict ... to the brave Irish UN peacekeepers and for the tremendous humanitarian work of our navy in the Mediterranean. I thank God for the work of the Saint Vincent...
Homily Notes of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin for Mass of Christmas Night
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 24 December 2016 Saint Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus begins with a clear affirmation. Luke boldly places the story of the birth of Jesus into terms of the real world. He identifies who the Roman Emperor was and who the...
Christmas Message 2016 from Monsignor Michael Ryan
At this special time of year we celebrate the coming of our Saviour, who came into our world in the humblest of circumstances and was welcomed in the first place by poor shepherds who were the first to be told the good news that faithful Jews had longed for, for...
Christmas greetings of Bishop Fintan Monahan 2016
First Christmas in Killaloe With great delight and happiness on my first Christmas season as new bishop of the Diocese of Killaloe, I have the privilege to offer a seasonal greeting and blessing. A Time to look back The festive season of Christmas is a time to look...
Christmas Message 2016 from Archbishop Michael Neary
At Christmas, God comes to us as a child, vulnerable, wordless, dependant and he evokes a love from us that is free, faithful and joyful. Christmas is very much a family time. In a busy world family can easily be neglected. Time spent with family is very...
Message for Christmas 2016 from Bishop William Crean
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light On those who have walked in the shadow of death a light has shone” (Is. 9:2) This hope and vision of the new dawn that the Messiah brings to the world is what makes Christmas so special. It is a wonderful...
“The treasury of Mary’s heart” – a reflection for Christmas 2016 by Bishop Michael Smith
“Every family is urged by Pope Francis to look to the icon of the Holy Family of Nazareth because its daily life had its share of burdens and even darkness” – Bishop Smith The Scripture texts that tell the story of the birth of Jesus take us into an unfamiliar divine...
Christmas message 2016 from Bishop Leo O’Reilly
Christmas greetings to you wherever you are today. Every family has their own particular way of marking Christmas, their own traditions and rituals which are often handed down from parents or grandparents. Still, we are all united in remembering and celebrating the...
Christmas Message 2016 of Bishop Donal McKeown
Over the last few weeks I have been struck by a range of different stories. On the one side there are many stressful and shocking situations around every corner and around the world. On the other side, there are great people and groups who can laugh in the face of the...
Synodality and Evangelisation are the two sides of the same coin - Cardinal Grech
What is most encouraging the integrity of the process - Julieann Moran & Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon
"We were greatly encouraged that we were not alone" - Bishop Fintan Monahan
"There was a real sense that people feel they have gifts they want to offer " - Prof Anna Rowlands
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What you could sense was a deep love for the Church
What we heard from Catholics from around the world - Austen Ivereigh
"I just feel a great sense of gratitude" - National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"We have been coming to this day since the Second Vatican Council" National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"It reaffirmed the work that was done in the various dioceses ..." National Pre-Synodal Assembly
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