As soon as the ‘lockdown’ due to the Covid–19 pandemic came into effect on 18th March, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, like so many cathedrals and churches across Ireland, moved very quickly to provide worship and concerts online.
With Summer Madness unable to go ahead because of the coronavirus pandemic, on Friday evening 26 June, DDYC brought Summer Madness to our young people with The Big DDYC Camp Out.
A little piece of history came crashing down in the early hours of Thursday June 25, in the form of an ancient Spanish Chestnut Tree in the graveyard at St Patrick’s Church, Cairncastle, Diocese of Connor.
Archbishop Michael Jackson celebrated Holy Communion in Christ Church Taney yesterday (Monday 29 June 2020) to mark the first day that churches could reopen for public worship after lockdown.
Starting from St Peter’s Day, Monday 29th June, church buildings in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross are beginning to reopen as soon as all the necessary local arrangements and public health precautions have been put in place.
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Rev John McDowell, led the tributes to Bishop Donal McKeown and Bishop Ken Good following news that they had both been honoured with Lambeth Awards.
The Bishop of Derry, the Most Rev Dr Donal McKeown, and the former Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Ken Good, are among more than 30 people recognised in this year’s Lambeth Awards which were announced this morning by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster, has appealed to parishioners to be patient and understanding as their churches get ready for the resumption of public worship.
A new camino style pilgrim walk will take in both Saul Church and Down Cathedral. St Patrick’s Way, is being launched in Downpatrick on 1 July.
The work of Holy Trinity Rathmines in supporting vulnerable people in their community during lockdown has been recognised by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
