A huge crowd gathered on July 1 to celebrate Family and Mission Day at St Columban’s, Navan, Co. Meath to mark 100 years of Columban mission. This was the occasion for the Missionary Society of St Columban to welcome their many faithful friends, promoters, relatives of the priests and Sisters of St Columban, and their…
WMOF 2018 The Government has issued travel recommendations to the public attending the Pope’s Mass on August 26, in order to make it as smooth a process as possible. A huge amount of organisation has gone into preparing to accommodate the half a million people expected to attend, with the World Meeting of Families…
WMOF 2018 On a beautiful June summer’s day, like all summer days in West Cork, people from all over the Diocese of Cloyne gathered at the shrine of St Gobnait for a Mass celebrated by the Bishop of Cloyne, Bishop William Crean, as part of the preparations in the diocese for the World Meeting…
WMOF 2018 Glen Phillips The six parishes in the West Belfast Pastoral Area decided to come together and organise something for local families on June 24 in the run up to the World meeting of Families in August Dublin. The day started with a prayer service and blessing of families in St Michael’s Church. Welcome…
WMOF 2018 A special Papal Travel Ticket is available for the Pope’s Mass on August 26 for travel within the Greater Dublin Area on all Dublin Bus, LUAS, DART and Commuter rail as far as Balbriggan, Maynooth, Sallins and Kilcoole. Tickets can be purchased at: https://pay.myeasypay.com/productlist There is an adult ticket which will cost…
WMOF 2018 Living Youth celebrated their Parish GIFT programme (Growing In Faith Together) with two celebration days. One was held in Antrim parish for parishes in the north of the diocese and one in Drumboe and Carryduff parish for parishes in the south of the diocese. More than 120 children aged 11-14 and their…
With less than eight weeks until Pope Francis visits Ireland, attention is focusing on his teachings and what his message will be to the Church in Ireland. Here we publish a study guide to the Pope’s most recent document Gaudete et Exsultate prepared by Prof. Eamonn Conway of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and Greg Daly,…
Derry’s bishop, Donal McKeown, has set a new challenge to the youth across the island of Ireland to follow in the bare-footsteps of the young people he encountered on Lough Derg over the weekend who are leading the way for a National Youth Pilgrimage on the ancient place of Christian Pilgrimage. Over the weekend a…
Gemma Mulligan A lot can be said for the inspirational nature of the Icon of the Holy Family, as it travels from diocese to diocese and parish to parish, but for one priest in the Diocese of Ossory it led to the creation of a “reflective” piece of music. During the icon’s travels this month…
The Icon of the Holy Family was received at the Cathedral of Ss Eunan and Columba, Letterkenny on June 7 by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, which led to visits and events attended by proactive parishioners. The bishop was assisted by the parish clergy and a large gathering of the faithful. The doors of the sacred…
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