Diocese of Derry

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Jan
21

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Donal McKeown as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor

Saturday, 21 January 2023 The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of the Diocese of Derry, as Apostolic Administrator ...

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Jan
16

Homily - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 15 January 2023 The church's year has seasons when particular themes are emphasised, such as Advent, Lent and the Easter Season. Today we are ...

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Jan
09

Homily - Ordination to the Diaconate of Stephen Ward - Bishop McKeown

Friday, 6 January Feast of the Epiphany 2023 Today's feast of the Magi finding Jesus is quite appropriate for the ordination of a new Deacon in this d...

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Jan
02

Homily - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God World Day of Peace 2023 - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 1st January 2023 Today we celebrate the 8th day of Christmas – but it has nothing whatever to do with eight maids a milking! We are still cele...

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Dec
25

Homily - Christmas 2022 - Bishop McKeown

Christmas Day As human beings, we have always loved stories. Down through the centuries, people huddled around fires on dark nights to hear tales of h...

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Dec
05

Homily - 2nd Sunday of Advent A - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 4 December 2022 The poet TS Eliot spoke about the temptation of "being distracted from distraction by distraction". What he saw was a barrage ...

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Nov
29

Homily - First Sunday of Advent A - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 27 November 2022 Last Sunday we celebrated Christ as the Universal King. That marks our belief in the final destination of the world where all...

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Nov
21

Homily- Feast of Christ, Universal King - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 20 November 2022 Following Jesus in St Luke's Gospel, we arrive today at the destination which Jesus always had in mind – the Cross. This was ...

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Nov
15

Homily - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 13 November 2022 Mass to inaugurate the Servant Sisters (Sr Clare Crockett's association) community in Crossroads Today Jesus is in Jerusalem,...

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Aug
31

Homily - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 28 August 2022  The relationship between the Pharisees and Jesus seems to have been very edgy. They were presumably decent people who, in...

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Contact Info

Diocesan Offices
St Eugene’s Cathedral
Francis Street, Derry
BT48 9AP | Tel: 028 7126 2302

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