The Covid-19 pandemic has been a particularly difficult time for those who have lost loved ones and have often had to cope with their grief without many of the usual spiritual and community supports. To pastorally support everyone who has suffered the pain of bereavement during the pandemic, and in the context of the month… 

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Advent Calendar   Archbishop Eamon Martin has launched a specially commissioned Advent calendar on the homepage of the Irish Catholic bishops’ website www.catholicbishops.ie. Archbishop Eamon said, “I am delighted to launch our new Advent calendar which each day up to Christmas Eve will reveal Advent information and prayer resources by clicking on a virtual numerical door… 

Archbishop Eamon Martin and the other Church leaders in Ireland invite all people of goodwill to join them in prayer during the Service of Reflection and Hope which will be broadcast live from St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh on RTE and BBC television networks on Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 11 a.m. The… 

SYNOD: AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE This weekend Pope Francis opens the pathway for a Universal Synod that will take place in Rome in 2023.  This Synod will be a gathering that takes place after all the local Churches have shared their contribution on the experience of journeying together in Communion, Participation and Mission.  … 

THE PRISONS WEEK PRAYER Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation that exist. Support with your love prisoners and their families and friends, prison staff and all who care. Heal those who have been wounded by the actions of others, especially the… 

Message of the Irish Catholic Bishops for the Day for Life – 3rd Oct. 2021 The fragility of life and the reality of death have been brought into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Ireland alone, more than 8,000 people have died with Covid-19. Each of these lives is precious and every life matters…. 

Over the next 4 weeks Fr Gerard McCloskey PP in Ardglass will be leading live prayer reflections during Eucharistic Adoration.  Monday evenings at 8.30pm Monday 20 September Monday 27 September Monday 4 October Monday 11 October

Priests’ Welfare Fund Appeal Letter (Sept 2021)

1500 year Celebration of St Colmcille/Columba The  7th of December 2021 marks the 1500th anniversary of the birth of Saint Colmcille/Columba at Gartan in Co Donegal. The Colmcille 1500 Committee of the Raphoe Diocese is cooperating with others in Counties Donegal and Derry in creating a database of all institutions linked to the Saint. If…