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  • Down and Connor Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima (August 2024)
    Down and Connor Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima 2024 Led by Bishop Alan McGuckian S.J Spiritual Directors Fr G McCloskey, Fr M Graham, Canon S Gilmore 20 Aug 2024. 7 Nights £799 per person sharing direct return flights from Dublin to Lisbon afternoon flights. 20KG bags included. Return airport transfers in Fatima. 7 Nights Hotel Avenida. Full board: breakfast, lunch & ...
  • 14 April 2024 Homily of Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ at his Installation as Bishop of Down and Connor
      “We will be channels of peace in our world. We will reach out confidently in love, with our brothers and sisters of other Christian communions, and together we will encourage our local politicians to be generous and bold as they seek to make our political institutions work for the good of all. On the global ...
  • 14 April Installation of Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ at 3pm
     
  • Called to be a Monk? A Monastic Come and See Day
    Called to Be a Monk?  A Monastic Come and See Day Sunday 23rd June 2024  Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey 10am – 5pm Very often, even if we feel sure that we have some calling or vocation to priestly or religious life, we don’t take that first step by ourselves – we need someone else to ask ...
  • 27 April 2024 Homily of Bishop Alan McGuckian at Chrism Mass
    Chrism Mass Homily 2024 The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for he has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor. Jesus, the anointed one could as easily have said; he has sent me to BE good news to the poor. Today I want to speak to you my ...
  • Bishop Alan McGuckian presents Papal Mandate to the College of Consultors
    In accordance with Canon Law, Bishop Alan McGuckian presented his Papal Mandate this afternoon to the College of Consultors and is therefore now Bishop of Down and Connor. As we celebrate the solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of Mary and Guardian of the Church, we pray, through his intercession, for Bishop Alan as he takes up ...
  • Milltown Cemetery announces the Digitalisation of Burial Records
    Milltown Cemetery announces the Digitalisation of Burial Records 11th March 2024 Opened in 1869 by Bishop Patrick Dorrian, Milltown Cemetery is the largest and most historic Catholic burial site located in the City of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which continues to serve the pastoral needs of the people of Belfast and beyond. Since 2007, this remarkable heritage site, visited annually ...