Trócaire to host Lenten workshops on the climate crisis
The holy season of Lent is a significant time for reflection and action at Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. For Lent this year, which began on Ash Wednesday, 5 March, the charity is focusing on the impact of the…
Mar 5, 2025
Bishops call for European unity with Ukraine
The representative organisation, COMECE, is composed of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of all member States of the European Union. On 4 March, the President of COMECE, Bishop Mariano Crociata, published the following statement in support of Ukraine and its…
Mar 5, 2025
Archbishop Farrell: priesthood has many dimensions, including hope and leadership
Archbishop Dermot Farrell (pictured above) delivered the following homily during Mass on Sunday, 2 March, for the ordination to the Diaconate of Patrick Corkery SJ. Archbishop Farrell is Archbishop of Dublin, and he celebrated this Mass in the College Chapel of…
Mar 5, 2025
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Bishops’ agency calls for action to address addiction crisis
The following opinion article, written by Bishop Michael Router (pictured above), was published by The Irish Times on Sunday, 2 March, to coincide with Temperance Sunday 2025. Bishop Router is auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh, chair of the Bishops’…
Mar 5, 2025
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Pope Francis’ Lenten message: let us ‘Journey Together in Hope’
To coincide with the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, 5 March, Pope Francis has released his Lenten message inviting all Christians to reflect on the themes of hope, conversion, and communal journey. The Pope’s underscores…
Mar 5, 2025
The Parish of St Teresa of Ávila, Glen Road, Belfast 