Sharing the Good News Issue 69 - October 2021

Please see below Issue 69 of Sharing the Good News. It can also be downloaded from the home page of www.catholicbishops.ie.

The October issue features the following articles: 

• Rebrand of Pope’s charity as ‘Missio Ireland’ ahead of World Mission Sunday ;
• Bishops call for climate action and support for the ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ petition ahead of COP15 and COP26 ;
• Special parish collection in November to support Trócaire in alleviating the humanitarian crisis in East Africa ;
• Nine new seminarians brings to 64 the number currently studying for the priesthood ;
• It would be a mistake to think that most parents are less interested in a school with a Catholic ethos….. – Archbishop Dermot Farrell ;
• Bishops to undertake pilgrimage to Knock to offer Mass in memory of all who died during pandemic ;
• Pope John Paul I on the road to sainthood ;
• Update on Synodal Pathway in Ireland and the Universal Synod on Synodality ; and
• Archbishop Eamon Martin calls for prayers for the Church ‘Service of Reflection and Hope’ in Armagh