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Pope Francis is asking everyone, all around the world, to join him in helping prepare the Church for a Synod of bishops which will take place in Rome in 2023.  

A Synod is an opportunity for the bishops, working collaboratively with the pope, to discuss subjects of importance for the universal Church at a particular time.  The 2023 Synod will be...

Pope Francis is asking everyone, all around the world, to join him in helping prepare the Church for a Synod of bishops which will take place in Rome in 2023.  

A Synod is an opportunity for the bishops, working collaboratively with the pope, to discuss subjects of importance for the universal Church at a particular time.  The 2023 Synod will be a Synod on Synodality itself.  In other words, it will help map the future of how decisions will be made which affect the whole Church.  Every parish in every diocese in this country, and throughout the world, is invited to take part in the preparations for the Synod.

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Oct
31

From the Synod: Summary of the Synod Synthesis report

The first session of the Universal Synod, which was held in Rome during October 2023, was different to the usual way synods are held. The 365 par...

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Nov
22

From the Synod: calls for leadership training at local level in order to advance the Irish Synodal Pathway

Julieann Moran and Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon discuss a recently published research report which calls for leadership training at local level in order to ad...

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Nov
22

From the Synod: Rev Professor Eamonn Conway shares his experience of the first session of the Universal Synod.

Rev Professor Eamonn Conway speaks with Monica Morley on her Midwest Radio show "Faith Alive" on 12 November 2023. Eamonn speaks about his experience ...

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Nov
22

From the Synod: Clergy Engagement with the Synodal Process in Ireland

Following the diocesan and continental stages of the Universal Synod, the Irish Synodal Pathway carried out some research with clergy groups to learn ...

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Nov
03

Universal Synod's Synthesis Report​

16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops In the late afternoon of Saturday 28 October 2023, the members of the 16th Ordinary General Ass...

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Jan
15

Homily - Baptism of the Lord - Bishop McKeown

It took us a fortnight to get through the Christmas season. The stories in the scripture readings during that period were about a baby but were laden ...

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Jan
18

The Net - January 2022

The January 2022 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of Derry a...

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Jun
02

Diocese of Derry Synod Report - what has been heard

People of the Diocese of Derry along with other Catholics all around the world, have taken part in parish consultations in recent months in response t...

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Jun
06

Homily - Pentecost Sunday 2022 - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 5 June 2022 Today, 50 days after Easter Sunday we recall an experience of the Holy Spirit that transformed the early church from being a frigh...

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Jun
22

UPDATE - Synod on Synodality

Pre-Synod Gathering Saturday, 18 June 2022  In preparation for the global Synod on Synodality in 2023, the Catholic Church in Ireland held its na...

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