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Bishop Fintan Gavin
Diocesan news direct to your emailThe Procession was led by the Butter Exchange Band and Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross, from the Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne with the final prayers and Benediction taking place at the National Monument on Grand Parade on a specially constructed platform.
Individuals and groups from across the city and county were part of the celebration including First Holy Communion children, Catholic Girl Guides, The Guides and Scouts of Europe, Youth 2000, Parish Eucharistic groups throughout the Diocese and the Indian Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara, Brazilian, African, Polish, Croatian, Ukrainian, and Brazilian communities.
The newly-elected Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy, was accompanied by other members of Cork City Council and Rebecca Loughry. Director of Services, Community, Culture & Placemaking, Cork City Council.
Bishop Fintan Gavin imparts Benediction of Blessed Sacrament on a specially erected pplatform on the Grand Parade.
The Dare to Hope event, hosted by the Irish Bishops’ Conference in collaboration with Knock Shrine, brought together young people for a day of prayer, participation and possibilities.
The day included a keynote address by Fr Conor McDonough O.P., engaging workshops, a panel discussion, and the official launch and blessing of the new Youth Village at Knock. The evening concluded with Mass in the Parish Church, celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin.
Young adults from Cork and Ross at ‘Dare to Hope’ in Knock
Bishop Fintan with pilgrims Tessie Scanlon, Sheila Scanlon, Ethan Novarro and Matthew Novarro.
This second meeting brought the group deeper into connection and gave an introduction to Lectio Divina as a prayer tool, as the pilgrims continue to prepare for the pilgrimage ahead.
The 99th Eucharistic Procession takes place in Cork city on Sunday, 22 June 2025.
Preparations are underway for this annual procession which is part of the tradition in the city and in parishes across the diocese. Organisers of the City Procession extend an invitation to parish choirs, school choirs, and music groups to participate and help lead the congregation in joyful song during this year's procession.
There will be a music practice on Tuesday 10th June at 7pm in the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork. All voices are welcome!
For more information or to express your interest, please contact the organisers
Click here to watch video invitation
The Lourdes School Helper Group with Bishop Fintan Gavin and Lourdes Youth Leaders Fr. Marius O'Reilly and Sheila KelleherThe day opened with an opportunity for the group to get to know one another and the Lourdes pilgrimage youth group leaders, Fr Marius O'Reilly and Sheila Kelleher.
Fr Marius led the group through the story of Lourdes and St. Bernadette. Sheila spoke on what it means to serve as a youth helper on the pilgrimage and what their involvement will mean.
The official structures of the Polish chaplaincy in the diocese began to take shape in November 2005. At that time, in response to the large number of Poles arriving in Ireland for work following Poland’s accession to the European Union, the then-bishop of Cork and Ross, John Buckley, decided that the Polish chaplaincy would be based at St. Augustine’s Church in the city center and appointed Fr. Piotr Galus from Tarnów as chaplain to the Polish community.
Since the beginning of 2025, the Polish chaplaincy has been relocated to Holy Cross Church in Mahon.
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