Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

An Turas Naofa – A Journey Through Galway’s Christian Heritage Celebrate Galway 2020! Ecumenical service at 12.00 noon on Saturday 1 February in Galway Cathedral with Bishop Brendan Kelly and Bishop Patrick Rooke. Launch of ‘An Turas Naofa – A Journey through Galway’s Christian Heritage’,… Read more...

Catholic Schools Week 2020 runs from Sunday 26 January to Sunday 2 February. The theme this year is: Living in Harmony with God’s Creation. Catholic Schools Week presents Catholic schools with an opportunity to celebrate the educational experience afforded to all members of their school communities… Read more...

Turning Wounds into Wisdom: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels Bishop Emeritus Martin Drennan's book will be launched on Sunday 2 February in the Chapel of St Columbanus, NUI Galway, as part of the annual diocesan gathering to celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life.

Mulch your Christmas Tree in aid of Galway Hospice Foundation :: 6—18 January 2020 Monday to Friday 5.00pm–7.00pm; Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm Location: NUI Galway, adjacent to the Alice Perry Engineering Building Donations in aid of Galway Hospice Foundation Contact: Tony at 087 271 3201

Please see below or click here for a list of Christmas Mass and Confession times in city churches.

Galway Hospice Annual Christmas Tree Galway Hospice will have their Tree of Lights celebration on Sunday, 1st December, at 5:00pm on the grounds of Galway Hospice. All are welcome to join and to remember their loved ones, and light a Christmas light in their memory. Host Daithí Ó Sé will be… Read more...

A series of Advent season talks to aid us in our spiritual preparation for Christmas. 8:00pm Tuesday 26 November 2019 — Welcoming the Christ Child in Song — Our Faith, Our Music Talk given by Ms Neása Flaherty Burke 8:00pm Tuesday 3 December 2019 — Welcoming the Christ Child in Prayer —… Read more...

ACN Week of Witness for Persecuted Christians 15 November – 1 December 2019 A message from Dr Michael Kinsella, National Director, Aid to the Church in Need (Ireland): "The ACN Week of Witness is an invitation to Christians across the island of Ireland to stand in solidarity… Read more...

The relics of Blessed Karl, the Last Emperor of Austria, will come to Galway Cathedral on Thursday 21 November 2019. Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Karl of Austria will be celebrated in Galway Cathedral at 7:30pm. Bishop Brendan Kelly will be the chief celebrant. After Mass the great grandson of… Read more...

The annual candlelight October rosary procession takes place in the Cathedral on the Sundays of October, beginning at 8:00pm each Sunday.

International Youth Conference Anointing Fire Catholic Ministry (A Catholic spiritual movement of missionary families, operating Catholic church-oriented ministries for different nationalities, focusing on Evangelisation through ministries for adults, children, teens, and youth.) Evangelisation… Read more...

Weekly Taizé Evening in Galway Cathedral ::  An hour of prayer, music & reflection in Galway Cathedral Every Monday 8:00pm–9:00pm

Dr Ali Selim (Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland) and Dr Richard Kimball (The Religious Society of Friends) have designed a course for anyone interested in interfaith dialogue and improved community relations. The course is being offered in Galway and Dublin as an evening course. For more… Read more...

The homily given by Pope St John Paul II at Holy Mass for the Youth of Ireland in Ballybrit on 30 September 1979 can be downloaded here.

The 40th anniversary of the visit to Galway of Pope John Paul II will be marked with a mass in the Cathedral on Sunday 29 September 2019 at 3:00pm. The names of people who attended the Ballybrit mass and who have since died may be put into a box in the Cathedral, and they will be remembered at the… Read more...

In preparation for hosting the Diocesan Stand 399 at the National Ploughing Championships, Bishop Denis Nulty (Kildare & Leighlin diocese) is inviting people all around the country to choose their favourite prayer, perhaps a prayer learnt at their mother’s knee or handed down ó ghlúin go glúin… Read more...

YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL Join over 1000 young people aged between 16 and 35 this August at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival. The festival takes place in Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co Kildare from Thursday 15 August to Sunday 18 August 2019. Please see the website at www.youth2000.ie/retreats/… Read more...

Reek Sunday :: Sunday 28 July 2019 The annual national pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick (Reek Sunday) takes place on Sunday 28 July 2019.  Mass will be celebrated on the summit of the mountain on the hour, with the first Mass at 8:00am and the last Mass at 2:00pm. Confessions will be available on… Read more...

Congratulations to Indira Kelly from Seamount College, Kinvara, who won the Inaugural Sr Sarah Clarke Award for her project analysing the fast fashion industry using the tenets of Catholic social teaching. The award was devised by Mia Joyce-Walsh, Youth Ministry Coordinator for Galway Diocese to… Read more...

  The Meaning of Lent The English word ‘Lent’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Lencten, meaning ‘Spring’. In other languages the word comes from the Latin, Quadragesima – a period of 40 days.  In the Christian tradition the forty days is understood to refer to a time of intense prayer… Read more...