Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

Click for a listing of Confessions times and Mass times in city and suburban churches for the Christmas period.

Christmas Retreat online from the Chapel of St Columbanus, NUI Galway. Open to all; booking required.

Fr Robert McNamara of Moycullen parish is leading an Advent scripture course at 8.00pm on Wednesday evenings during Advent. The course can be accessed via Moycullen church webcam: click through from moycullenparish.com

With the Apostolic Letter 'Patris corde' ('With a Father’s Heart'), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed a Year of Saint Joseph from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021.

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced a special website dedicated to the encyclical Fratelli Tutti: www.fratellitutti.va

The Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has launched an initiative called “A Gift of Wisdom” as the Church approaches the season of Christmas. In its campaign launch the Dicastery emphasised that in spite of the “particular climate in which we are living” due to the pandemic, young… Read more...

Prayers for the Sundays of Advent and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. First Sunday of Advent Second Sunday of Advent

Visit www.catholicbishops.ie/ adventcalendar and open a virtual door each day.

70th anniversary of the Korean Martyrs The following information is taken from www.koreanmartyrs.com A commemorative booklet written by Deacon Pat Flanagan, a native of Liscannor, is available here.

The annual Tree of Lights celebration at the Galway Hospice is online this year at galwayhospice.ie/lights Remember and celebrate loved ones with the Galway Hospice Memorial Tree. Each light on the tree at Galway Hospice is a tribute to someone much loved and missed. Visit galwayhospice.ie/… Read more...

Recognising parish heroes! If you know someone who deserves recognition for the things they have done, Knock Shrine wants to hear about it; to celebrate the kindness and generosity of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Click here for full details of RTÉ's religious scheduling in November and December. In response to Government restrictions due to COVID-19, RTÉ is continuing to schedule additional religious content during the months of November and December, subject to review as pandemic restrictions are lifted.… Read more...

COPE Galway Cold Weather Response for the homeless and rough sleepers in Galway city during winter.

Knock Shrine invite everyone to join online for a special Mass on Sunday 22 November at 12.00 noon. See www.knockshrine.ie/watch-live

Poor Clares Galway :: Online Q&A session on Saturday 14  November Sr Faustina says: "The online Q&A is an idea that has been developed during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020. It allows those who would like to know more about Poor Clare life to get insights into it while keeping… Read more...

On Sunday 1 November, the eve of All Souls’ Day, Bishop Brendan joined with other bishops and priests around Ireland online at 3.00pm in leading a short service of prayer to dedicate the month of November to ‘Remembrance of the Dead and Prayer for the Bereaved’. 

November as a month of Prayer and Remembrance for the dead and bereaved.

Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven & St Nicholas There is no doubt: we are all in need of deepening our faith, along with those who feel called to join the Catholic Church. This programme is designed to cater for both.

In line with Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions, the Diocesan Office is closed to the public.