The Net - September 2024

Date: 2024-09-03

The September 2024 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of De...

Visit of the relics of St. Bernadette to the Diocese of Derry

Date: 2024-08-27

The Relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous are on pilgrimage from Lourdes to Ireland for the very first time, visiting every Diocese in Ireland during ...

Annual Safeguarding Report 2023

Date: 2024-08-20

The Annual Safeguarding Report 2023 for the Diocese of Derry provides an overview of the Safeguarding work across the Diocese. The report is p...

Letter from Bishop McKeown on Season of Creation 2024

Date: 2024-08-14

14 August 2024 Dear Father / Parish Leadership Team members / Laudato Si' Group members I write to promote the resources for the Season of Creation...

Season of Creation 2024

Date: 2024-08-14

The Season of Creation has a special significance for the Catholic Church, particularly since Pope Francis established 1 September as an annual Wor...

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Date: 2024-08-14

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Feast date: Sep 14

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which mark the site of the Crucifixion.

The basilica, named the Martyrium, and the shrine, named the Calvarium, were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The Church of the Holy...