The Net - September 2023

Date: 2023-09-18

The September 2023 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of De...

Ordination of Stephen Ward to the Priesthood

Date: 2023-09-10

We pray for Deacon Shephen Ward who will be ordained to the priesthood today, Sunday, 10 September 2023. Stephen is the eldest of two children born...

Season of Creation 2023

Date: 2023-08-24

The Season of Creation has a special significance for the Catholic Church, particularly since Pope Francis established 1 September as an annual Wor...

Deepening your Catholic faith through understanding of the Church's Doctrine

Date: 2023-08-17

Beginning on Thursday, 14th September 7:30pm - 8:30pm Termonbacca Carmelite retreat centre, Derry will host a monthly talk on different elements of...

An evening gathering of parishes - David Wells - Offering God’s grace to a broken and hurting world

Date: 2023-08-01

The Diocese of Derry is delighted to welcome keynote speaker Mr David Wells to St Columb's College, Derry, to give a talk on 'Building Parish Life'...

St. Francis of Assisi

Date: 2023-08-01

St. Francis of Assisi

Feast date: Oct 04

On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible.

In a January 2010 general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled this “giant of holiness” as a “great saint and a joyful man,” who taught the Church that “the secret of true happiness” is “to become saints, close to God.”

The future Saint Francis was born on an uncertain date in the early 1180s, one of the several children born to the wealthy merchant Pietro Bernardone and his wife Pica. He originally received the n...