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Penance at Pentecost
Continuing our celebration of Reconciliation throughout this Jubilee Year of Hope, a Pentecost Penance Service will take place on Sunday 8th June at 7.30pm in a number of churches in the dioceses of Achonry and Elphin. Click on the image below for full list of churches.
Sligo Cathedral to re-open at the end of June
As part of ongoing renovation works, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo, closed after Mass on Monday 6th January 2025, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. We are delighted to announce that the Cathedral will re-open on Sunday 29th June, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul with an official opening on...
Habemus Papam!
God bless Pope Leo XIV and give him the wisdom and courage he needs for his new mission as Vicar of Christ. The fact that the election was completed as quickly as it was tells me that there was significant unity among the Cardinals about what the Church needs. Quoting Saint Augustine, Pope Leo said:...
Masses for Pope Francis
Bishop Kevin will celebrate two Masses for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. Details of both Masses below. Statement of Bishop Kevin on the death of Pope Francis, 21 April 2025 Dear people of Achonry and Elphin, as news breaks of the death of Pope Francis, I commend him to your prayers that...
Homily of Bishop Kevin at the Mass of Chrism 2025
“Can we at least put priesthood back on the menu in our families and in our parishes, as a valid and worthwhile life-choice, alongside all the other ways in which people are called by God”. For some years now, we seem to have been living in a time of massive upheaval such as the...
Masses of Chrism in Elphin and Achonry Dioceses
Masses of Chrism 2025 in the Diocese of Elphin and the Diocese of Achonry Monday 14th April 7pm in the Cathedral of the Annunciation and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen Wednesday 16th April 7.30pm in Saint Anne’s Church, Sligo (due to temporary closure of Sligo Cathedral) During these Masses, Bishop Kevin will bless the...
Elphin and Achonry Diocesan Pilgrimages to Rome and Lourdes
LOURDES 29 August – 3 September 2025 Elphin and Achonry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes – Joe Walsh Tours ELPHIN AND ACHONRY DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES – ASSISTED PILGRIM SECTION The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 29th August, 2025 to the 3rd September, 2025 inclusive, under the leadership of Bishop Kevin Doran. Pilgrimage...
Homily of Bishop Kevin Doran – Installation as Bishop of Achonry
Sunday 30th March 2025, Cathedral of the Annunciation and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen “Belonging to the Church means being part of the one People of God, composed of people and communities living in concrete times and places”. Over the past twelve months, I have begun to learn a bit more about the Diocese of Achonry, its...
Installation of Bishop Kevin as Bishop of Achonry
On Sunday, 30 March 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) – Bishop Kevin Doran will be installed as Bishop of Achonry in the Cathedral of the Annunciation and Saint Nathy, Ballaghaderreen. This liturgy also marks the moment when the Diocese of Achonry and the Diocese of Elphin are united “in persona episcopi” (in...
Online Session for Parents / Guardians of First Holy Communion Children
Our “Partners in the Gospel” Catechists would like to invite parents and guardians of First Holy Communion candidates, if they wish, to a preparation session, via zoom, on Monday 7th April 2025 at 8pm. It will be a 30 minute presentation on ways to help your child as they prepare for First Holy Communion. This...