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Westmeath family joins Holy Father at WMOF announcement
Mary Bushell (nee Tumelty from Tang, Co. Westmeath) and her family took centre stage at St Peter’s Square in Rome last Wednesday when Pope...
Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Dermot Farrell in Kilkenny
Bishop Dermot Farrell received episcopal ordination in St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny on Sunday 11 March 2018.
The principal celebrant was Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, assisted by...
Invitation to annual Trocaire lecture – 6 March 2018
Leaving no one behind:
Can the promise be fulfilled?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: David Donoghue
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) marked an historic agreement by 196 countries to...
Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse
Pope Francis’ Worldwide Day of Prayer for survivors and victims of sexual abuse will be marked on the First Friday of Lent, Friday 16 February...
News updates from Silverstream Monastery, Co. Meath
Brother Cassian Maria Aylward, 28, a native of Sydney, Australia, pronounced his first vows as a Benedictine monk at Silverstream Priory, Stamullen, County Meath,...
Celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2018
Catholic Schools Week will take place from 28 January to 4 February 2018. Further information is now available in the “Resources” section of catholicschools.ie.
From 21–26...
Meath youth volunteers attend Leadership Summit
Five third-level students from the Diocese of Meath took part in the Student Leadership Summit in Chicago, USA on 2 – 5 January 2018.
The...
Monsignor Dermot Farrell appointed Bishop of Ossory
Statement of Bishop Michael Smith on the appointment of Monsignor Dermot Farrell as Bishop of Ossory
I warmly welcome the announcement today that Pope Francis...
Photos of Christmas celebrations in Mullingar Cathedral
Click here for some photos of Christmas Eve Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael Smith, at the Cathedral of Christ the King.
The Bishop conveys his...
Christmas Mass times and Confessions in the Diocese of Meath
Click here for a list of Mass times and confessions in all parishes in the Diocese of Meath for Christmas 2017.
Bishop Michael Smith wishes to...