Ireland’s national postal service An Post issued a new stamp in October to mark the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal. Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, welcomed the new stamp in a tweet from...
Best of luck to the Mayo Ladies 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 Ladies Football Team in their All-Ireland Senior Football Final at Croke Park on...
The third World Day of Prayer for the Care of All Creation takes place on Friday 1 September 2017. Many local Church communities around the world also are preparing to mark Creation Time, which also begins on 1 September and continues until 4 October, the Feast of...
Pope Francis believes that in a world where humanity is often wounded, mistreated, and dominated by a lack of love, the family is the “yes” of God as Love. In spite of all the pressures and difficulties it faces, Pope Francis believes that the family is still good...
The Killala Diocesan Launch for the World Meeting of Families 2018 will be held on Sunday September 3rd at 1.30pm at the Newman Institute, Ballina. All are welcome to this very important event at which Bishop John Fleming will formally mark the beginning of our...
The National launch for the World Meeting of Families will take place at Knock Basilica on Monday August 21st at 3.00pm. All are welcome. Visit www.worldmeeting2018.ie for more information. The Diocesan launch for the World Meeting of Families will take place in the...
Congratulations and best wishes to our Jubilarians of 2017. Fr. Aidan O'Boyle (Silver Jubilee), Monsignor Kevin Loftus (Golden Jubilee), Fr. Peter O'Brien (Golden Jubilee), Fr. Tony Barrett (Golden Jubilee), pictured with Bishop John Fleming. We wish them many more...
The official hymn for the World Meeting of Families 2018 was launched today in Dublin at an event attended by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. The hymn called A Joy For All The Earth was...
This year’s summer school music team includes: Orla Barry, Ephrem Feeley, Fr Liam Lawton, Sharon Lyons, Derek Mahady, Columba McCann OSB and Bernard Sexton. Workshops at this year’s summer school will include: Music by Irish composers Parish Cantor...
The World Day of Social Communications will be formally celebrated on Sunday 28 May 2017 – the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – which falls on the Sunday before Pentecost Sunday. Pope Francis has chosen the theme ‘Fear not, for I am with...