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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK - MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

7th February 2023

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISXXXI WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 11 February 2023 “Take care of him”Compassion as a synodal exercise of healing Dear brothers and sisters! Illness is part of our human condition. Yet, if illness is experienced in isolation and abandonment, unaccompanied by care and…

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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Donal McKeown as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Down and Connor

23rd January 2023

Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Donal McKeown as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Down and Connor 21 January 2023 The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Donal McKeown, bishop of the Diocese of Derry, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Down and Connor with immediate…

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Catholic Schools Week 2023

19th January 2023

For more information please download the document below or visit https://catholiceducation.ie/r...:

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Christian Unity Week

13th January 2023

Christian Unity Week 18th January - 25th January 2023For this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we are guided by the churches of Minneapolis as we seek to explore how the work of Christian unity can contribute to the promotion of racial justice across all levels of society. Through this resource,…

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PARISH SAFEGUARDING SUPPORT OFFICER

9th January 2023

An opportunity has arisen within the Diocesan Safeguarding Office, where we seek to recruit into the role of Parish Safeguarding Support Officer. This role will be based within the Safeguarding Office at 120 Cliftonville Road, Belfast and will work as part of the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, to…

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Mass for Pope Benedict XVI

2nd January 2023

Mass for the late Pope Benedict XVI will be held in St Peters Cathedral on Wednesday 4th January at 7.30pm.All are welcome to attend to pray for the happy repose of the soul of Pope Benedict.

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Statement by Archbishop Noel Treanor on Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31st December 2022

Statement by Archbishop Noel Treanor on the Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 31st December 2022 In response to the announcement this morning by the Holy See of the death of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Archbishop Noel Treanor has issued the following statement: “Together with the laity, religious,…

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS (01.01.23)

30th December 2022

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR THE 56th WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2023 No one can be saved alone.Combatting Covid-19 together, embarking together on paths of peace “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you…

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Christmas Message 2022 from Archbishop Noel Treanor

21st December 2022

Christmas Message 2022 My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Christmas, the Feast of the Nativity, is upon us once again. Celebrating this central feast of Christian faith and life enables us to draw ongoing strength, hope and joy from the mystery of the birth of God in human history. In the…

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12 Days of Christmas Reflection booklet

21st December 2022

As we celebrate the wonder of Christmas, we ask our caring God to help us to listen, to the whisper of the hopeless, the plea of the forgotten, the cry of the anguished.This booklet, produced by the Northern Pastoral Network, provides us with a series of reflections following the feasts of the…

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