Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services Taking care of each other’s wellbeing as a community of faith: how to minimise the spread of illness. • Parishioners who are ill (even if symptoms are mild) should not attend church services.   Mass is available via the internet and… Read more...

A series of Lenten talks to aid us in our spiritual preparation for Easter. THIRTY YEARS A HERMIT Talk given by Rodney Thompson 7.30pm Tuesday 3 March 2020 Seeking God through a life of solitude, silence and prayer, Cork-born Rodney Thompson started his life as a hermit in the mid 1980s, living… Read more...

Various documents and electronic resources relating to Pope Francis’ encyclical Querida Amazonia are now available: click here for a portal link. Materials includes the document itself, a summary, explanatory documents and multi-media videos.

Join the Irish Pilgrimage to Budapest for IEC2020 Bookings are now open for the official Irish pilgrimage to the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress which will take place in Hungary, from 13 to 20 September 2020. Encouraging pilgrims to attend the Congress in Budapest, Bishop Kevin Doran, the… Read more...

The ecumenical service on Saturday 1 February in Galway Cathedral with Bishop Brendan Kelly, Bishop Patrick Rooke, Rev. Lynda Peilow and Rev. Helen Freeburn was a peaceful and uplifting service. It was followed by the launch of ‘An Turas Naofa – A Journey through Galway’s Christian Heritage’, and a… Read more...

Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service seeks marriage preparation course facilitators Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service is currently recruiting volunteers to train as marriage preparation course facilitators. Accord is seeking applications from those who have a positive attitude towards… Read more...

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.