Latest News & Events

Mar
12

Diocese of Derry Pilgrimage to Lough Derg – July 2026

Each year pilgrims from across the Diocese of Derry travel to Lough Derg – St Patrick's Purgatory, one of Ireland's most ancient places of prayer and ...

Mar
09

Implementing Synodality: Fr Eamonn Conway on the Church’s Next Steps

In this conversation, Wendy Grace of TheWay.ie speaks with theologian Fr Eamonn Conway about the Synod on Synodality and how its vision is now moving ...

Feb
26

Don’t Be Afraid to Serve: The Importance of Parish Pastoral Councils

After almost twenty years of service on the Bellaghy Parish Pastoral Council — most of that time as Chair — dedicated parishioner Marie Kilpatrick is ...

Feb
20

The Net - February 2026 | Diocesan Faith Stories & JP2 Awards

The February 2026 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of D...

Feb
18

What Does “Vigil Mass” Mean?

A question from someone with a Church of Ireland background: what does the term "vigil" mean — and is it another name for a service? The Church Counts...

Feb
11

How Parishes Can Gather Together in Lent

A Simple Invitation to Pray with the Sunday Gospel Lent offers every parish a simple opportunity: to gather people together around Christ and His Word...

Feb
10

Sycamore in Lent – Simple Parish Pathways for Prayer and Reflection

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 18 February 2026. This Lent, parishes across the Diocese of Derry are gathering people together using the Sycamore video...

Jan
27

Baptised and Sent in Lent with Sycamore | Parish Prayer Resource

This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 (Ash Wednesday). Here we offer a ready-to-use parish prayer resource for Lent from the Diocese o...

Jan
26

Walking with Jesus along the Via Dolorosa – A Lenten Prayer Resource

This Lent resource was first published in 2024 and remains fully relevant for the current year. The content has been reviewed and updated where approp...

Jan
26

The Net - January 2026 | Diocesan Faith Stories & News

The January 2026 edition of The Net is now available, sharing the fruits of faith from parishes, schools and faith communities across the Diocese of D...

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BT48 9AP

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