St Trea's
Parish
Newbridge & Ballymaguigan
Statement of the Summer 2020 meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
12 Jun 2020
In accordance with the public health restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Summer 2020 General Meeting by way of video call instead of the usual location of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth. This was the first plenary meeting of bishops hosted using this medium. The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and the Vice-President is Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.
At their meeting bishops prayed for the repose of the souls of those who died due to COVID19. Bishops acknowledged the depth of pain experienced by those who lost a loved one and offered their prayerful support to the many people who have further suffered due to the restrictions placed on funeral rites and attendance.
The main issues discussed by the bishops during their Summer General Meeting were:
- Bishops express their gratitude to the people, clergy and religious of Ireland and publish a framework for parishes to assist reopening churches safely
- Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation in the context of COVID19
- Christian response to racism and violence: defend equal dignity of each person
- Pontifical Irish College, Rome
- Trócaire box donation
- Welcoming Pope Francis’ theme for the next Synod of Bishops
- Intercom magazine - liturgical and pastoral resource for people in ministry
- In Memoriam
The full statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conferencecan be viewed at the link below:
Copyright 2024 St Trea's Parish
Site By MMC Solutions