Parishes invited to celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Bishops have welcomed the introduction by Pope Francis of a new World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which will be celebrated for the first time this year by the Universal Church on Sunday 25 July. In a statement issued at the conclusion of their Summer General Meeting, held via video link, bishops said, “Throughout […]
Bishops express thanks for over 550 submissions received for Synodal Pathway
During their 2020 Winter General Meeting, bishops decided to proceed along a Synodal Pathway and, since then, have been assisted and greatly encouraged by Cardinal Mario Grech and Sr Natalie Becquart, of the General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops in Rome, who addressed the Irish bishops on the theme of synodality on 3 February. […]