One priest ‘at most’ to be ordained in next seven years.
Passionist priest to celebrate Mass for vocations
FERMANAGH men who may have felt a calling or are considering a life of vocation are invited to a special Mass later this month at St Gabriel’s Retreat at the Graan. While the local Catholic Church has been facing a crisis in recent years, with parish priests continuing to retire but few young clergymen coming through to fill their […]
We are realising that so much is out of our control
MORE than six months on from Covid-19 first became a topic of daily conversation uncertainty continues to cloud the long-term outlook of all aspects of life as we formerly knew it. With restrictions in place governing where we can freely go and what activities we can do, now perhaps more than ever people are seeking […]
All changed as churches reopen for public services
THIS Sunday many churches across the county will open their doors for public Mass and services for the first time for since mid March. Enniskillen churches are among those welcoming people back to the pews. While public services may have returned, some clerics have encouraged people to consider following live services via webcam if possible. […]
Church services set to resume from next week
A RESUMPTION to public Mass and other services is on the horizon. Within a matter of days church goers may be able to return to the pew and partake in prayer within a church building, a move which has been welcomed by clerics. Throughout lockdown many parishes mastered the use of webcam to share services. […]
Keeping the faith: drive in church services begin
AS PHASED easing of lockdown restrictions commence church goers have positively received the opportunity to attend drive-in worship. A recent Sunday was symbolic of the times as scores of church goers across the North attended some of the first drive in services. They sat in cars as clerics read from platforms in church carparks or […]
Churches turn to latest tech to spread the word!
Churches with web cams are making use of the tool to allow those at home to tune in to Mass regularly.
Funerals suspended, graveyards closed, even in death, all is changed
With the Covid-19 pandemic families across the county have been unable to attend the burials of their loved ones, family and friends.
It’s official: go to church and live longer!
A FERMANAGH priest has welcomed a study which details that older people who go to church have better mental health. A new study released by Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin details that those who had a high religious attendance had lower depressive symptoms. The research, involving over 6,000 adults aged […]