News 2025

Indulgences in the Jubilee Year - A letter from Archbishop Eamon

  A letter from Archbishop Eamon on the Jubilee year:    "Now the time has come for a new Jubilee, when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God” (Spes non confundit, 6).  One of the great graces of the Jubilee Year lies in the opportunity it presents us for starting afresh, for conversion an...

Archbishop Eamon Martin's 2025 New Year message: 'Forgive us our trespasses; disarm our hearts'

    'Forgive us our trespasses; disarm our hearts' - message of Archbishop Eamon Martin for World Day of Peace, 1 January 2025 Money earmarked for armaments should be used to tackle hunger, famine, the impact of climate change, the scourge of addictions, and the essential health and educational needs of millions of people throughout the world. The use of sophistica...

Archdiocese of Armagh officially launches Jubilee Year 2025

  Archdiocese of Armagh officially launches Jubilee Year 2025, themed Pilgrims of Hope, with a special Mass celebrated at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh Archbishop Eamon Martin concelebrated a special Mass to launch Jubilee Year 2025 for the Archdiocese of Armagh.  A Jubilee Year is celebrated every twenty-five years by the worldwide Church during which Catholics come t...