Update and Progress on Irish Synodal Pathway

Preparations are continuing for the National Synodal Assembly, which will take place in October.  Working groups from across the country are reflecting on the key priorities identified through the synodal process and helping to shape the next stage of the Church’s journey in Ireland.

To learn more and view the latest video update from Fr Declan Hurley, Chairperson of the National Synodal Pathway, and Patricia Carroll, member of the National Synodal Pathway and Pastoral Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Dublin, please scan the QR code or follow the link provided. (Crysta insert link).

https://theway.ie/the-irish-synodal-pathway-progress-and-purpose/

Bishop’s Summer Statement

Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for their Summer 2026 General Meeting. Archbishop Farrell is the Vice-President of the Conference. Issues discussed during the meeting included:

  • Civil unrest in Belfast
  • Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, on humanity in the AI era
  • Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
  • ‘Day for Life’ 2026 message: The Wonder of the Child in the Womb
  • Department of Education and Youth’s Primary Schools Survey
  • Synodality: in Ireland and Universally
  • New EU Envoy for FoRB outside the EU, and persecution of Christians in Nigeria
  • Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Trócaire: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
  • TheWay.ie, progress on new unified digital platform to share the Good News
  • Supporting international priests ministering in Ireland
  • Maynooth Union annual celebration of milestone anniversaries of ordination classes

The full statement is available here

Summer Dues Appeal

BISHOP ROCHE ON THEWAY.IE

Bishop Donal Roche joined TheWay.ie to look back on his first two years as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Dublin and to reflect on the challenges facing the Church in Dublin. The video can be watched on YouTube.

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National Synodal Pathway Update May 2026

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Lay Ministry Appeal – This Weekend

Lay Ministry Sunday, and the Associated Lay Ministry Appeal, takes place on the weekend of 2/3 May 2026 and will replace the Share collection. This year’s theme is Building faith-filled communities.

 

 

 

Pope’s April Prayer Intention

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him in April in praying for priests in crisis. He released the monthly “Pray with the Pope” video on Tuesday. In his prayer, the Pope entrusted all priests into the Father’s hands, especially those going through moments of crisis, “when loneliness weighs heavily, when doubt clouds their hearts, and when exhaustion seems stronger than hope”.