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            Please click here to read the full report of Placing Hope in Faith - Synodal Pathway in Killala Diocese.

You are invited to an Open Lecture at the Newman Institute: Where Are We Now? Reflections on Synodality in the context of Placing Hope in Faith. The Newman Institute - Thursday, May 19th at 8.00pm. Lecturer: Fr Gerry O’Hanlon S.J., theologian and leading expert on...

He is not here, for he has risen as he said. Matthew 28:6 We rejoice at the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We celebrate the great mystery of our faith. Christ is Risen. Alleluia! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia, Alleluia! Wishing you a peaceful and blessed...

The Easter Vigil is the oldest vigil in Christianity. The people of God rejoice at the Resurrection of Christ. The celebration of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday (the Sacred Triduum) is the high point of the Church’s liturgical year. Please click here...

Wishing you a Blessed St Patrick's Day! St Patrick According to Patrician scholar, Máire B. de Paor, the evidence of St Patrick’s Confession favours Silva Focluti, the Wood of Fochaill, on the western shore of Killala Bay, as the location of the six years Patrick...

Welcome to our #LivingLent feature for the Season of Lent 2022. In this feature you will find information on  The Meaning of Lent  Why we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday  Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2022 Pope Francis’ call for Ash Wednesday to be a...

Please click here to read Lenten Message from Pope Francis.

Professor Michael Conway, Professor of Faith and Culture at St Patrick's College, Maynooth will deliver a course entitled, "Keeping Faith in the Future" at the Newman Institute, Ballina. The course will examine topics including Women in the Church, Contemporary...

Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Black ‘47 Historians of the Great Famine have long lamented the lack of local research reflected in the paucity of regional studies and how areas well served by local historians confirmed the popular impression that the crisis...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a particularly difficult time for those who have lost loved ones and have often had to cope with their grief without many of the usual spiritual and community supports. To pastorally support everyone who has suffered the pain of...