At 3pm on International Rohingya Remembrance Day (25 August) the bells of Carlow’s St Mary’s Church, along with those of the Cathedral of the Assumption, rang out in solidarity with the persecuted Rohingya people of Myanmar.
This Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh has appointed Damian Shorten as the new Diocesan Youth and Children’s Co–ordinator for Elphin and Ardagh.
Archbishop Michael Jackson took part in the first day of the Pastoral Congress of the World Meeting of Families in the RDS yesterday (Wednesday August 22).
Separate events were held in the North West, on Wednesday evening (22nd August) to mark the first anniversary of last summer’s flooding, which brought devastation to a number of areas in counties Londonderry and Donegal.
Work is underway to complete urgent repairs to the roof of a landmark church in East Belfast with strong connections to C.S. Lewis.
Hundreds of people attended separate services in Tyrone and Donegal on Wednesday which were held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing in which 29 people and two unborn babies lost their lives.
Candles are burning in Belfast Cathedral today to mark the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing. Thirty–one candles, one for each of those who died including unborn twins, were lit at the day’s first service at 8.10am.
The timetable for the 2018 Diocesan Camino de Glendalough has been announced. The walks will take place on Sunday September 9. The Camino follows the 30km route along St Kevin’s Way from Hollywood in West Wicklow to Glendalough.
Prayers will be said in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Wednesday August 15, the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bomb.
