Pentecost 4th June Castlemagner Vigil Benemerenti Medals Presentation to Sheila Healy and Andrew Joseph Bourke My friends, On the Feast of all the Saints of Ireland – the 1st Reading […]
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Submission to The Irish Episcopal Conference (IEC) on the Synodal Path Process from the Diocese of Cloyne. 26th May 2022.
Submission to The Irish Episcopal Conference (IEC) on the Synodal Path Process from the Diocese of Cloyne. 26th May 2022. “To live is to change and to be perfect is […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – Ascension Sunday – 29th May 2022
Ascension Sunday 29th May 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Life calls us to communion” My friends, The 1st Communion and Confirmation celebrations are in full flow […]
Summer Bible Reading Plan – Fr. John McCarthy
Summer Bible Reading Plan Fr John McCarthy (PP Ballyvourney and Cuil Aodha) is conducting a Summer Bible Reading Plan. Click attached pdf. Summer Gospel Reading Plan People are invited to […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – Sunday 22nd May 2022 – Sacred Heart Church, Rushbrooke
6th Sunday of Easter 22nd May 2022 Sacred Heart Church, Rushbrooke “The Community of Believers” My friends, Judging by the recent debate about the location of […]
Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022
Lourdes Programme 2022 Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022 The curtailment of the Cloyne Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for a third year is a huge disappointment to all. A […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary’s Church, Carrigtwohill – Sunday 15th May 2022
150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary’s Church, Carrigtwohill 5th Sunday of Easter 15th May 2022 Some place to gather My friends, Older members among us might remember an […]
Homily of Bishop Crean for Vocations Sunday- Knock 8th May 2022
‘If we dismiss our past as a source of shame and embarrassment only, we risk depriving a new generation of connection with deep wells of spirituality’ – Bishop Crean Just […]
Chrism Mass 13th April 2022 – Homily of Bishop William Crean
Chrism Mass 13/4/2022St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Priest as Cultural Shock Absorber” My friends,It is much longer than I care to remember since I heard Fr. David Power, O.M.I. use theimage […]
Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne.
Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne. My friends, The horror of war has revisited us in the current military assault by Russia on Ukraine. Its savagery has […]
News from the Diocese and Homilies
Homily of Bishop William Crean - Easter Sunday - 31st March 2024
April 24th, 2024Easter Sunday St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 31st March 2024 Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! My frie...Homily of Bishop William Crean - Centenary of Imokilly District Board 1924 - 3rd Sunday of Easter
April 19th, 20243rd Sunday of Easter St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh Centenary of Imokilly District Board 1924 My f...Easter Message 2024 - Bishop William Crean
March 27th, 2024Easter Message 2024 from Bishop William Crean My friends, “In the world you will have trouble ...
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Fr Eamonn McCarthy (Radio Maria) interviews young ladies from Diocese of Cloyne
January 25th, 2018Fr Eamonn McCarthy, a priest of the Diocese of Cloyne and currently working with Radio Maria (based [...]How a Young Person may be active in parish: Áine Keane's activity and service through the Pope John Paul II Awards
June 2nd, 2017My name is Áine Keane. I am 19 years old. I'm a student at Presentation Secondary School in Mitc[...]Tips for Lent from Isaiah - Fr John McCarthy
March 10th, 2017In a recent Sunday Gospel Jesus tells us: ’You are the light of the world.’ The first reading from t[...]Setting the World on Fire - A young woman recounts her year of mission in Australia
February 28th, 2017The following is a recollection by Siobhan O’Shaughnessy, a young woman who attends a young adult pr[...]