Cork and Ross Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025

The diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes this year will take place from Friday 19th September to Wednesday 24th September. We will fly from Cork to Lourdes. Bookings are now open with Joe Walsh Tours on 01 2410 800 for anyone wishing to travel as a pilgrim.

Volunteers are also required: Doctors, Nurses, Care Assistants and Helpers (Adults and Young Adults aged between 18 to 25 years). For General Enquiries contact 085 2525 040 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PLEASE NOTE - A special Reunion Mass for those who travelled to Lourdes last September will be on Friday, February 28th at 7.30pm in the Church of the Incarnation, Frankfield, followed by a social afterwards. This will officially launch this year’s Pilgrimage, and all are invited to attend this Mass.

The Greater Chernobyl Christmas Fair
Sunday 8 December 

The Greater Chernobyl Christmas Fair
Sunday 8th of December 
11am  - 5.00pm
Marian Hall Ballinhassig  Co Cork  T12 PN2X

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Voting in Elections

‘To be a people of hope! Bishops’ statement for Election 2024 and questions for candidates

Key takeaways:

• All eligible to vote should exercise their right to maximise the common good
• Homelessness is unacceptable.  The inability to acquire a home affects social cohesion and is a scandal
• Politicians should lead by welcoming all immigrants who come with a willingness to contribute to our society
• The deliberate taking of human life undermines civilised society
• Political parties must urgently address pollution, climate change and loss of biodiversity
• The war in Gaza and the Middle East must stop now.  Enough is Enough!
• Church-State structured dialogue is not functioning and in need of review

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Trócaire Christmas Gifts of Change bring real hope and opportunity to families and communities living with poverty and injustice across our world, and a chance to create lasting and positive change from Somalia to Guatemala, from Sudan to Palestine.

There are gifts for everyone starting at 5 euro for the Gift of Soap.  You can support the gifts by buying them online at:

trocaire.org/gifts

by phone 1800 408 408 / 021-427 5622

by post or in person to
Trócaire
9 Cook Street
Cork. T12 F583

"Even the winds and seas obey Him"

Bishop of Cork and Ross invites people to respond to Church changes with a time of prayer, listening and discernment

On a weekend when heavy rain and winds had blown across his diocese, it seems more than coincidence that a new pastoral message from the Bishop of Cork and Ross should begin with a scripture quote: “Even the wind and the seas obey Him”.

Bishop Fintan Gavin read his message on Sunday to pilgrims attending the annual Mass at St. Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra.

Bishop Fintan’s message is a call to the people of the diocese to commit to a year-long time of prayer, listening and discernment about the future of the Catholic Church in the parishes and chaplaincies of the diocese.

In a time of unprecedented change in society and the Catholic Church in Ireland, people are understandably concerned about their parish’s future, he said.

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St Bernadette’s Relics Pilgrimage to Cork & Ross

For the first time, the Relics of St Bernadette are visiting Ireland, and we will have the privilege of welcoming them to the Diocese of Cork and Ross at the end of this month.  The Diocese have put a full programme together to try and recreate something of the experience that Lourdes offers here at home.

The Relics will be displayed in the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne (North Cathedral) on Wednesday October 30^th from 4pm, and then on the following day, Thursday October 31st, they will travel to the Church of the Immaculate Conception Clonakilty for veneration starting at 2pm. Full programme of events available on the Diocesan website, www.corkandross.org.

ABIDE in His Love Women’s Conference. 15th-17th November 2024
The Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co. Donegal.

Join us for an inspiring weekend with guest speakers including Lisa Cotter (Denver, Colorado), the Nashville Dominican Sisters, Fr. Barry Braum (London), Kathleen Nichols & Celine Kelly (Magdala, Israel), Bishop Kevin Doran (Elphin), Catherine DiNuzzo (Kansas), and Fr. Joseph Mary Deane, CFR, among others.

This conference will celebrate the beauty and dignity of women in the Church and the world today. It offers a wonderful opportunity to come together, form new friendships, be uplifted by powerful talks, and experience the transformative presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

We encourage you to invite a family member or friend to join you. To register, visit Eventbrite.ie and search for "Abide in His Love."

Further information, including accommodation details, will be sent via email upon registration.

See link below for registration

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abide-in-his-love-womens-conference-24-tickets-925364579367?aff=oddtdtcreator

Update for Gougane Sunday:

Please be advised that regrettably, the pilgrimage and Mass at St. Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra, which was scheduled for this Sunday 29th is now postponed to the following Sunday, October 6th. 

The time of the Mass and Rosary on Sunday 6^th October will remain the same, Rosary at 2.30pm with Mass at 3pm.

This change is necessary due to the forecast inclement weather which has led to an Orange Weather Warning being issued by Met Eireann and out of concern for the safety of all involved.