Pope Francis has approved a new synodal programme for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops - the Synod, "For a synodal Church: co...

Adsumus Sancte Spiritus Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the original Lati...

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...

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 ...

Sunday, 19 December 2021  We talk about Advent being the time when we prepare to welcome Christ into our world. But Christians do not just recall...

Sunday, 12 December 2021  Lent has its Laetare Sunday, and Advent has its Gaudete Sunday – a day in the penitential seasons when the faithful are...

Sunday, 28 November 2021 There is one image that I like when it comes to explaining the various seasons of the Church's year. Just like a globe o...

Sunday, 5 December 2021  On this second Sunday of Advent, we find ourselves face to face with the strange character that is John the Baptist. Acc...

Why a synodal process and why now? Advent is a time of expectation, awaiting the Lord's revelation in our midst. This year we start our synodal journe...

Pope Francis is inviting Catholics everywhere to re-learn the ways of being church together, to create spaces of encounter and mutual listening that i...