Imprisoned Overseas – article by Brian Hanley, ICPO Caseworker and Family Support Officer
Read the article below by Brian Hanley, Caseworker and Family Support Officer with the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas. Brian is currently undertaking prison visits and information work in Australia, visiting Irish prisoners and immigration centres in Sydney,...
Launch of Towards Peace spiritual support service
Towards Peace offers spiritual support for survivors of abuse by Church personnel. The service is for those whose faith has been damaged by abuse and who wish to continue their search for meaning and for God.
World Communications Day 2014
The 48th World Day of Social Communications will be celebrated on Sunday 1 June 2014, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord and the Sunday before Pentecost on the theme 'Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter'. In his message for World...
Conference: Marriage and Family at the Heart of the Parish
The Council for Marriage and the Family of the Irish Bishops’ Conference will host a one-day conference on Saturday 14 June on the theme ‘Marriage and Family at the Heart of the Parish’. The conference is offered to leaders in parishes and dioceses, and others...
Irish Church Music Association Summer School 2014 – ‘The Joy of the Gospel’
The 45th Irish Church Music Association Summer School will take place in Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth from Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 July 2014 on the theme 'The Joy of the Gospel'. The Guest Director will be David Saint, Director of Music and Organist at Saint Chad's...
New Bishop for the Diocese of Elphin
Pope Francis has appointed Father Kevin Doran as Bishop of Elphin, in succession to Bishop Christopher Jones. Click here for the official photographs from today's announcement in the Diocese of Elphin. Please find below the statements in relation to Father Doran's...
Responses to NBSCCC reviews into Safeguarding Practice
Responses from the four dioceses relating to the fifth Tranche of the review of Safeguarding practice across the Catholic Church, released today
World Day of Prayer for Vocations (Good Shepherd Sunday) 2014
The World Day of Prayer for Vocations is celebrated on Sunday 11 May this year, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The World Day of Prayer for Vocations is also known as Vocations Sunday or Good Shepherd Sunday and will be celebrated this year on the theme...
Holy Week, the Easter Triduum 2014
This feature includes video reflections by Bishop Denis Nulty on the Easter Triduum, details of ceremonies including Dawn Masses which will be held around the country and informaiton on Pope Francis’ Easter schedule.
Dawn Masses for Easter Sunday
‘On the first day of the week, at early Dawn they went to the tomb….’ he is not here, he is risen’. (Luke 24, 1, 6) Many Irish dioceses and parishes will host Dawn Masses on Easter Sunday morning. Dawn Mass is a very spiritual opportunity to celebrate Mass while...