Everything worthwhile and lasting in the life of the Church, and in life in general, begins with reflection, prayer and the invocation of the Holy Spirit – Bishop Michael Router.

There is “little sense of mission within the Catholic Church in Ireland” and no sense of what that mission should be, Bishop Dermot Farrell tells conference in Kilkenny.

“Unless there is a radical reappraisal of what a parish community should be, there can be no real progress.” —Bishop Denis Nulty

Results of feedback from 18-month listening survey in diocese's parishes highlights a range of concerns among young and old.

Assembly will offer broad directions for diocese which will be developed into a pastoral strategy for the next five years.