RECENTLY a Mass was held in St. Nailes Church, Kinawley, to celebrate the ordination of Bishop James Curry as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster. The Mass was concelebrated by Fr Maurice McMorrow, parish priest of Kinawley, and Fr Gerry Comiskey, Parish Priest of Drumlane, along with Monsignor Martin Hayes Vicar General of the Diocese of Westminster, a […]
Catholic bishops call on support to decriminalise drugs
BISHOPS in the North have said that treating drug use as a social, not a criminal issue, can help tackle the substance use crisis here. Ahead of last Thursday’s General Election, the bishops urged voters to press candidates to support drug decriminalisation and the creation of facilities to help addicts. In their Pastoral Reflection, the bishops, headed by All-Ireland […]
Fr D’Arcy hopes police officers feel safe at Mass
Back in March 1985, the Graan was the scene of a horrific murder when the IRA shot and killed RUC sergeant, Hugh McCormac.
Fears many Catholics will never return to Mass
According to a new survey just over a third of regular Mass goers here have returned to church.
Attending Mass – by ticket only!
AS CHURCHES prepare to reopen for services in the days and weeks ahead safety is their top priority. Indeed, those who are over 70-years-old or have underlying health conditions are being urged to keep using the webcam technology parishes have developed during the lockdown. For example, in the Ederney area, Fr Frank McManus, parish priest […]
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. […]
Knockninny webcam Mass is going global!
AN IDEA of just how important webcam online Sunday Mass is to people near and far has been clear in the worldwide response to the weekly Knockninny Parish broadcasts. Concelebrated by Fr Gerard Alwill PP and Fr Denis Murray PE, this online service has certainly become an integral part of many people’s lives, home and […]
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.
‘All we have now is the stuff that matters’
AS the coronavirus takes grip across the country one of Fermanagh’s best known clerics has admitted he is missing home in this ‘strange and difficult time’. Passionist priest Fr Brian D’Arcy, former rector of the Graan, and who is now based in Crossgar, Co Down, admitted this week that it is a tough time for […]
Mass cancelled for first time in living memory
CHURCHES in Fermanagh have taken the decision to cancel Mass and normal church services. The announcement that the Catholic Diocese of Clogher was suspending public Masses came toward the end of last week – the first time Masses have been cancelled in living memory. Bishop Larry Duffy said, “Having consulted with priests and lay people […]