St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare will host a number of events to mark St Brigid’s Day (1st Feb) and the wider Brigid, Spirit of Kildare Festival, which is centred around Ireland’s newest Bank Holiday and follows on from the success of the Brigid 1500 programme in 2024.
The Spring 2025 issue of SEARCH – a Church of Ireland Journal will be sent out to subscribers in mid February, offering articles from near and far on the challenges of the times.
Church of Ireland representatives, including the Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell, attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Northern Ireland event this year on Thursday, 23rd January, in Belfast City Hall.
Archbishop John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, has issued a to the late Michael Longley.
Following severe weather warnings from Met Éireann and the UK Met Office for the whole of Ireland due to Storm Éowyn, central church offices and facilities will be closed on Friday (24th January) in the interests of safety and in line with official advice.
The 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be marked by Archbishops Eamon Martin and John McDowell on the theme ‘Do you believe this?’
Bishops’ Appeal has encouraged members of the Church to pray that the ceasefire arrangements agreed between Israel and Hamas would hold and lead to a more lasting peace after they take effect.
Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop Michael Jackson have welcomed the announcement of a proposed ceasefire and release of hostages in the current conflict in the Middle East.