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The findings from the listening sessions and conversations which took place around the country in preparation for the Synod on Synodality in Rome in the Autumn of 2023 have been summarized in the Synodal Synthesis which was published and sent to Rome in mid- August....

The First Anniversary Mass for Monsignor Michael Olden RIP will take place on Thursday 1st September at 10.00 am in Holy Cross Church, Tramore.  All are welcome.    

It was with deep regret that I learned of the death of Bishop Seamus Freeman, former Bishop of Ossory, on Saturday 20th August. Though he retired shortly after my consecration as Bishop, I knew him to be a learned and gentle man with a ready smile and warm...

On Sunday August 21st, the Ukranian community in Waterford celebrated the Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford.   Mass was celebrated in the Bizantine Rite by Fr. Andrii.  Pictures show the community gathered in the Cathedral...

As large numbers of Ukranian people have recently come to Ireland, it has prompted the Ukranian Catholic Church to conduct an assessment of their spiritual needs and how these may be met. This has involved a visit to Ireland by Ukranian Catholic clergy and the...

The Season of Creation has a special significance for the Catholic Church, particularly since Pope Francis established 1 September as an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The Season of Creation is marked throughout the Christian world from 1...

Irish Bishops’ Conference have published the National Synthesis of the Synodal Process on www.synod.ie.  You can access the document by clicking HERE . The Synodal Process has been conducted across the Church in Ireland from Autumn 2021. The publication the...

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan announces clerical changes and appointments in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore  Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, has announced the 2022 clerical changes and appointments for the Diocese of Waterford and...

Kenya visit report by Bishop Phonsie................ On Monday 18th July, a small group from Waterford and Lismore Diocese arrived back in Ireland from a trip to Kenya.  Five of us had gone out, two secondary school teachers, the Diocesan Advisor for Secondary...

The feast of St. Declan will be celebrated as a Solemnity in the Diocese of Waterford on Sunday 24th July.  Mass at Toor well, Aglish,  will be celebrated on Thursday 22nd July at 12 noon. An information leaflet on the life of St. Declan my be downloaded by...