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52nd International Eucharistic Congress – Hungary 2021

52nd International Eucharistic Congress – Hungary 2021

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...

Good Luck Mayo

Good Luck Mayo

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...

Season of Creation

Season of Creation

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...

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

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...

Father’s Day

Father’s Day

Gracious God, we thank you for the great gift of our father. We thank you for the unconditional nature of our father's love; a love that nurtures us at every stage of life; a love that forgives, heals, and reassures; a love permeated with gentleness and profound care;...

World Communications Day

World Communications Day

World Communications Day will be celebrated on Sunday 16 May – the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Pope Francis has chosen to reflect on the theme “Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People Where and as They Are.” This theme recalls the...

Message of Pope Francis for Vocations Sunday

Message of Pope Francis for Vocations Sunday

Vocations or Good Shepherd Sunday, April 25th, is the dedicated annual day for Catholics around the world to offer special prayers to encourage vocations from families and parishes to the priesthood and to religious life. In his message for Vocations Sunday, Pope...

Resources for Holy Week

Resources for Holy Week

A most special week For Christians, Holy Week is the most important week of the year. Holy Week lasts from Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday and reaches its highpoint in what we call the Easter Triduum – those three great days from the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper...