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...
Bishop Martin Hayes will represent the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference at COP26 in November. COPs (Conference of the Parties) are annual global climate summits attended by officials from nearly every country on Earth. This year the UK, in partnership with Italy,...
World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. It always falls on the second last Sunday in October, meaning this year it will be celebrated on...
The Diocesan Launch of the Synodal Pathway will take place in the Newman Institute, Ballina, on Sunday, October 17th at 5.00pm. Two members of every Parish Pastoral Council in the diocese will join Bishop Fleming, the Placing Hope in Faith Leadership Team, the priests...
About Day for Life Day for Life is celebrated annually by the Catholic Church in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition. This year’s Day for Life...
Press Release - Feast of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian. Thursday 16 September 2021 Church leaders call on Government to provide 100% redress for mica and pyrite families Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops, and a leading Presbyterian clergyman, have called on...
The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Budapest from 5 – 12 September on the theme ‘All my springs are in you’ (Psalm 87:7). Pope Francis will visit Budapest on 12 September 2021 to participate in the Closing Mass of the 52nd International...
Best of luck to the Mayo Senior Football Team in the All-Ireland Final. Bishop John Fleming, the people and priests of Killala Diocese send their best wishes to the Mayo Senior Football Team in their All-Ireland Senior Football Final at Croke Park. Our good wishes go...
The Season of Creation has a special significance for the Catholic Church, particularly since Pope Francis established 1 September as an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The Season of Creation or Creation Time, is marked throughout the Christian...
Pope Francis has established a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place for the first time on Sunday 25 July 2021 on the theme ‘I am with you always’ (Mt 28:20). Click below for resources for use in dioceses and parishes which have been...