Press Releases
A reflection for Holocaust Memorial Day
By the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson
“Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us every year of the importance of remembering.”
“Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us every year of the importance of remembering.”
The Irish Council of Churches – one of the world’s oldest national representative church bodies – has celebrated its centenary with a special service of worship at Belfast Cathedral this afternoon (22 January).
A joint service of worship to celebrate the centenary of the Irish Council of Churches and the 50th anniversary of the Ballymascanlon Talks, which led to the establishment of the Irish Inter–Church Meeting.
Unit prices for both RB General Unit Trust (RoI) and the RB General Unit Trust (NI) have been verified and added for Quarter 4, 2022 to the online calculator.
On Thursday 12th January 2023, the Dean of Armagh, the Very Revd Shane Forster, had the opportunity and privilege to escort Tánaiste Micheál Martin TD on a guided tour of St Patrick’s Cathedral.
As we look forward to new opportunties in youth ministry in this new year, the Church of Ireland Youth Department’s Young Leaders in Ministry Fund is once again open for applications with the next closing date coming up on Friday, 27th January.
The Church of Ireland’s archbishops have shared their sympathies and reflected on the announcement of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
“As individual Christians and as leaders in our respective Christian traditions, we recommit ourselves to continue our work towards a vision of an island of restored relationships, where all can flourish and fully participate in our common life.”
In a significant year for news, we look back at some of the major events in the life of the Church and news stories, both positive and negative, to which our parishes and dioceses made a prayerful and practical response.
Our online gallery on Flickr features a number of cross–cutting themes of mission and ministry from every part of our island. Please feel free to share any good stories (and ideas) you see!