Placing Hope in Faith

Placing Hope in Faith Listening to the people of Killala Diocese

03/03/2026
24/02/2026

Statement from Bishop Emeritus of Killala John Fleming following the announcement in St. Muredach’s Cathedral this morning:

I warmly welcome the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of Archbishop Francis Duffy as Bishop of Killala. I congratulate him, wish him well and pray God’s blessings on him as he leads the Church in Killala into a new future.

Archbishop Duffy’s time as Apostolic Administrator of Killala has introduced him to the diocese and allowed him to get to know its priests, religious and lay faithful, its deep-seated faith and its traditions. The openness of the diocese to the Synodal Pathway, begun by the late Pope Francis, heralds well for a new, faith-filled future, under his guidance.

24/02/2026
21/02/2026

Pope Leo XIV reminds the participants of the General Chapter that their is to give a visible testimony of mutual listening and shared discernment of God’s will — both for their communities and for all they encounter in their mission.
He emphasizes that unity in mission is not uniformity: differences are a richness to be harmonized, not erased. True collaboration requires humility to listen, freedom to speak sincerely, and openness to collective discernment — the very heart of living a vocation in community.
In a time when the Church calls all to walk, listen, and discern together, the General Chapter becomes a living example of this synodal journey, building the future of the institute through shared experience and faith.
Let us journey together in prayer, unity, and mission.
Read More:
https://www.vatican.va/.../2/19/legionari-di-cristo.html

29/10/2025

Our Nine Night Novena to St Anthony and in memory of the Holy Souls begins on Monday November 3rd with Mass, Talks & Novena Prayers nightly from 7:30pm.

Our Theme this year is:
“For You, O Lord are my Hope” Ps 71:5

We are delighted to welcome a guest speaker each night of our Novena to St Anthony and in memory of the Holy Souls.

St. Anthony Pray for us

27/10/2025
26/10/2025

Best of luck and well done to members of the Killala Diocesan Synodal Team and members of the Tuam Diocesan Synodal Team who are in Rome for the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies. This major Vatican event involves around 2,000 members of synodal teams worldwide to discuss the implementation of the synod's orientations. (Killala: Fr Brendan Hoban, Peter McLoughlin, Patricia Melvin & Anne Sweeney. Tuam: Niamh Morris, Maureen Behan & Cathy Halvey Goodwin).

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