Last January, the Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC), under the leadership of Diocesan Youth Officer Hilda Connolly, decided they needed a new project to occupy themselves in lockdown.
The ‘Galilee Gazette’, an imaginary newspaper being printed and circulated this Easter in Magheralin Parish, has also gone out to every prisoner in Northern Ireland’s jails.
Fanlobbus Union of Parishes in West Cork – Dunmanway, Drimoleague, Drinagh and Coolkelure – marked the anniversary of part of its online response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the closure of church buildings for public worship, on Sunday 21st March.
The Most Revd John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, has issued the following statement in relation to plans by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to direct the Northern Ireland Executive’s Department of Health to commission abortion services.
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, has sent a ‘thank you’ message to the people of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross today – the start of the weekend marking the first anniversary of the first closure of churches for public worship in the Diocese.
The iconic Cork landmark – the tower of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon – joined Cork City Hall and 690 other buildings in 66 countries around the world in ‘going green’ to mark Saint Patrick’s Day 2021.
Over the last year, all of us have experienced extended periods at home, and this has led to many positive stories of people helping one another, but isolation can be a strain on all of us.
The impact of the pandemic on how we mourn our loved ones has led a Dublin parish to set up a new bereavement service.
Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise hosted a multi–lingual Service to mark Saint Patrick’s Day in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
