This week the Dominican Order marks 800 years of ministry in Kilkenny.  To acknowledge this significant milestone, Kilkenny-based Bishop of Ossory, Bishop Niall Coll, has released the following statement: “This week we honour the long and distinguished Dominican presence here in Kilkenny, and in doing so we call on the memory of Saint Dominic, born

  Homily of Bishop Niall Coll In this year of 2025 when we celebrate 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, let me begin by honouring the importance of the Nicene Creed which Anglicans and Catholics profess in their respective liturgies most Sundays: ‘[We] believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty … [we] believe

Everyone encouraged to pray for Christian Unity.  See #wpcu2025 The 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be marked by Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, on the theme ‘Do you believe this’.  A brief video has been recorded wherein both Archbishops reflect

Across the island of Ireland, from tomorrow, Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 January, the annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week will be marked by parish communities.  During this dedicated week, school communities will pray, explore and discuss the 2025 theme Alive in Christ! Next week, on each day of Catholic Schools Week, there will be a specific

  Clergy Leadership Conference and Retreat for Catholic Dioceses: Ireland, England and Wales, Scotland and USA Sponsored by the Saint John Vianney Centre, Pennsylvania Homily The Jesus who confronts us in today’s Gospel is a Jesus of power: he commands the unclean spirits and they obey him (Mark 1:27).  Jesus has “authority” – in the