The month of January 2021 will go down in history as the time when the people of Ireland – north and south – came face to face with a stark reality of our past which we preferred would remain hushed and hidden – the way we stigmatised and harshly judged many vulnerable pregnant women in

World Communications Day message: “Come and See” (Jn 1:46), ‘Communicating by Encountering People as They Are’ Archbishop Eamon Martin, chairman of the Council for Communications of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, welcomed this year’s World Communications Day message by Pope Francis, saying: “I warmly welcome Pope Francis’ 2021 World Communications Day message, which emphasises the

From tomorrow Catholic Schools Week 2021 will take place in parishes and Catholic schools across the island of Ireland.  This annual celebration of Catholic education will run from 24 – 31 January and this year’s theme is, ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Resilience and Faith’.  Resources for use by parishes, and by primary and post-primary schools,

We encourage parishes to continue to broadcast the celebration of Mass – and other devotions and prayer services – online and on other media, knowing that faith and prayer can be a tremendous support to individuals and society during these difficult times. We ask for prayers for the sick, the bereaved and all those whose

Please see below a press release from the Holy Land Coordination Group, which includes Bishop Noel Treanor and Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ.  The Holy Land Coordination Group usually meets and travels to the Holy Land every January with a focus on prayer, pilgrimage and persuasion.  Its aim is to act in solidarity with the Christian