Notices

Bishop Coll remarks on the Jubilee Year

This Mass was celebrated by Bishop Niall Coll in Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny on Sunday 29 December. Bishop Coll recalls on the jubilee year and reminds us that our faith in Christ, lights our path and guides us through life:

“Here in the West, we see a rise in anxiety and unhappiness among people, especially…


Jubilee Year of Hope 2025

Jubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non Confundit “Hope does not disappoint”.

“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in…


Eve Mass for Holy Day

Please note that from the First Sunday of Advent 2024 the time of all Eve masses for Holy Day of Obligation will be at 7pm.

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Pope Francis Appoints 21 New Cardinals

Pope Francis announced after his Sunday Angelus that he would hold a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals in December at the Vatican. The Consistory, set to take place with representatives from all over the world, will fall before the opening of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope and after the conclusion of the Second…


Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Migrants

During the Autumn General Meeting of the Bishops’ Conference, bishops approved a pastoral letter on the significant theme of welcoming the immigrant.  ‘A Hundred Thousand Welcomes’ explores what hospitality for migrant people means in contemporary Ireland. As Christians, we have a responsibility to respond to the key question of immigration across our island, and the…


2024 Increase in Priesthood Vocations

Twenty-one new seminarians have begun their academic programme and priestly formation for Irish dioceses. This means there are now a total of 74 men preparing for Ireland’s priesthood. One of these has begun the journey to become a priest in the Diocese of Ossory.

This dedicated Year for Vocation took place across the island of…


Vatican recognition of Medjugorje

Pope Francis has recently approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje. The Pontiff recognised the “positive fruits” for Catholics who engage in the spiritual experience associated with the town. Niall Glynn, managing director of Marian Pilgrimages, commented ” People are finding that Medjugorje is a lot bigger than that in the sense of just…


Providing compassionate care at the end of life

To address the sensitive issue of compassionate care at the end of life, and in response to the need to inform the faithful of Catholic teaching on this important life issue that affects so many families, the Bishops of Ireland have published the pastoral letter: Freedom to Live Fully, Until Death Comes.

You are invited to…


Pope Francis’ Prayer for Peace

Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!

We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered;…


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