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Crosscare launches Food Poverty Appeal

St Mary’s Cathedral Bicentenary Sunday – Bishop Dempsey’s Homily

Bicentenary of St Mary’s Cathedral – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

UCD marks declaration of St John Henry Newman as Doctor of the Church

Gender Pay Gap Report 2025

Building Hope Autumn Gatherings 2025

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

2024 Financial Statements

Mass for the Opening of the Academic Year

Ordination to the Priesthood of Brother Ciarán Egan by Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Picture of Bishop Dempsey at City Quay Church with a group of people getting their photo taken. Bishop Dempsey is wearing a green robe and headpiece and holding a staff. The people are smiling at the camera.

St Pier Giorgio Frassati and St Carlo Acutis Mass – homily of Bishop Dempsey

104th Anniversary of the Legion of Mary – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Graphic for the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025. Picture of Archbishop Farrell with some of the nurses at Dublin Airport. The group are all smiling at the camera with the nurses wearing white nursing suits and Archbishop Farrell wearing a black priest suit and clerical collar with a cross around his neck.

Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025

Ordination of Peter Flynn OFMConv – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Graphic of Archbishop Dermot Farrell when he stated in public that it was time to address unprovoked attacks on the Indian community in Dublin. Here he is wearing a white and gold robe and a pink skullcap and is holding a red folder in his hands. In the background there are other members of the priesthood and people.

Unprovoked attacks on members of Indian community – Statement of Archbishop Farrell

Archbishop Farrell – Day of Prayer and Reflection for Gaza. Archbishop Farrell is in a white and black gown and addressing the congregation from the altar stand.

Archbishop Farrell – Day of Prayer and Reflection for Gaza

Graphic of a sketch of Saint John Henry Newman-Cardinal Newman who was declared by Pope Leo XIV as Doctor of the Universal Church. He is dressed in a shirt with his hair swept to one side looking towards the right.

Cardinal Newman, Doctor of the Church – Statement of Archbishop Farrell

Ordination of two deacons by Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Ordination of two deacons by Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Graphic of Archbishop Farrell's homily at the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Whitefriar Street Church. Here Archbishop Farrell is swinging the incense while other priests stand in the background looking at him. All of the priests are in their white outfits.

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Whitefriar Street Church – Archbishop’s homily

Pope Francis shakes hands with Br Kevin Crowley as he arrives at the Capuchin Day Centre on Bowe Street in Dublin. Archbishop Farrell delivers a statement on Wednesday 2nd of July 2025 extending his deepest sympathies to Brother Kevin's family and Capuchin Brothers on hearing about Brother Kevin's passing. In the photo we see Brother Kevin and Pope Francis in their different robes shaking hands. Behind them a man is taking a photo and other men and a priest are watching the handshake happen.

Statement of Archbishop Farrell on the death of Brother Kevin Crowley

Picture of Pope Leo XIV. He is facing towards the camera wearing a white robe with a golden cross around his neck and a hat on his head.

Mass for the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate – homily of Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of a group of people walking on the street beside the Luas lines following two men in black and red suits. There is graffiti in the background. The Mass is to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Venerable Matt Talbot.

Matt Talbot, Apostle of Hope – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of Feast of St Kevin, St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, June 3, 2023. Graphic shows a man with a yellow circle around his head sitting on rocks beside a Bible on a stand and beside a deer in front of a cave. To the right of the cave in the background there is a church with grass in front of it and a goat standing on the grass with a yellow sky above the church.

Feast of St Kevin 2025 – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of Presentation of Pathways certificates where people are on the streps holding certificates and Fr. Gareth Byrne is in the middle in his yellow, green and red robe. Everyone is smiling at the camera.

Presentation of Pathways Certificates – homily of Fr Gareth Byrne

Novena to the Holy Spirit-2025

Commissioning of the Dublin Diocesan Pastoral Council – Bishop Roche’s Homily

Daniel O’Connell Anniversary Mass – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Lay Ministry Appeal 2025

Presentation of Diocesan Certificate in Catechesis – Bishop Roche’s Homily notes

800th Anniversary of the Canonisation of Laurence O’Toole – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Election of Pope Leo XIV – statement of Archbishop Farrell

Mass for 25th Anniversary of New Redemptoristine Monastery – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Death of Bishop Brendan Comiskey – statement of Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of a man and woman walking down a mountain with a dog. There are other mountains in the background and at the top are the words "Proclaim the Good News" from Psalm 117 in black writing.

Homily of Archbishop Dermot Farrell at the ordination of Damian Casey to the priesthood

Mass for the Holy Father Pope Francis – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Mourning for Pope Francis

Knock Pilgrimage and Blessed Carlo Acutis Mass

Death of Pope Francis – statement of Archbishop Farrell

Chrism Mass 2025 – Homily of Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Consecrated Life Today – Sister Brenda Dolphin RSM

St Patrick’s Day – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Ordination to the diaconate of Patrick Corkery SJ – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Lent 2025

Graphic of Archbishop Dermot Farrell in a white robe and a pink skullcap spraying oil onto a mural of Saint Brigid with people watching the scene.

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – homily of Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of Archbishop Farrell addressing the congregation in a white, red, green and yellow robe and pink skullcap from the altar's stand in the shape of a dove.

Clergy Leadership Conference – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Statement of Archbishop Farrell on the Declaration Fiducia Supplicans

World Day of Peace – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Graphic of a group of people with an archbishop and Archbishop Farrell getting their photo taken and smiling at the camera. The two archbishops are wearing white robes and headpieces.

Archbishop Farrell’s homily for launch of the Jubilee Year

Graphic of a man shaking Archbishop Farrell's hands walking out from the church with the congregation,

Christmas Eve 2024 – Homily of Archbishop Farrell

Archbishop Farrell: Message for commencement of 34th Dáil Éireann

Graphic of the inside of St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row which shows two statues to either side of the benches for the congregation and the altar.

St Andrew’s, Westland Row, First Sunday of Advent 2023 – homily of Archbishop Farrell

Statement on the General Election – Archbishop Farrell

Graphic of the Archdiocese's Pastoral Council 2024 with a graphic of a view from the top of a hill looking out at a city with cloudy blue skies overhead.

Dublin Diocesan Pastoral Council 2024

Graphic for the Feast of Saint Laurence O'Toole. Graphic shows the Saint with a halo around his head wearing a yellow robe standing in front of a monastery and town walls. There is a Viking boat to his right along with a shield with arrows also on the right. There is a bowl of fruits on the left and also on the left is a woman and child approaching the Saint.

Feast of St Laurence O’Toole – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

2023 Financial Statements

Archbishop Farrell: Address at the launch of the Annual Report of the Mercy Law Centre

Picture of Bishop Donal Murray wearing a black suit with red buttons, a pink skullcap and a silver cross around his neck standing in front of a cave and smiling at the camera.

Death of Bishop Donal Murray – Statement of Archbishop Farrell

Pastoral Strategic Planning Resource 2025–2027

Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit for the Commencement of the New Legal Year, St Michan’s Church, Halston Street, Dublin. Graphic shows Bishop Dempsey with another bishop in red robes standing to get their photos taken with a group of men and women in black attire in front of the Catholic Church. All of the people are smiling at the camera. Monday, October 7, 2024

Mass for Commencement of Legal Year – Homily of Bishop Dempsey

Post-Primary Blog 2024-2025

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