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OUR MISSION
Supreme Knight
John Murphy
“As an Order of Catholic men we seek to serve God in fidelity to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Church. Inspired by the Evangelical zeal of our patron St. Columbanus we will promote a deeper understanding of these teachings for our members and the wider Church.”
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Public Speaking Competition 2025-26
Knights of St Columbanus Public Speaking Competition Dates 2026
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Jubilee of Hope Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi
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POPE ADDRESSES FAITHFUL
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to share not only material goods but time, presence, and empathy.
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DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS
Order of the Knights of St Columbanus Mourns the Death of His Holiness Pope Francis
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ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIV
Order of the Knights of St Columbanus celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV
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6/25/2026
Need and opportunity for Catholic education never greater, says Irish theologian
Staff Reporter
‘In a world that is often disturbing, damaging and dehumanising we cannot fail young people’ Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Irish theologian Fr Eamonn Conway said that “The present moment in history is disturbing, damag...
The Irish Catholic
6/25/2026
Priests are not immune to mental health struggles, PP says during Men’s Mental Health Week
Alexa McAuliffe
“Over the past number of years here in Ireland and around the world, and as recently as earlier this year in our own area, priests have died by suicide,” said Fr Michael Toomey during a homily last weekend as part of Men’s Me...
The Irish Catholic
6/25/2026
Church must support universities in fight for dignity of work, says dicastery secretary
Frida Hennig
The role of the university in the fight for magnificence of humanity is “absolutely to be recovered,” said Bishop Paul Tighe of the Dicastery for Culture and Education during a June 17 panel on Pope Leo’s recent encyclical, M...
The Irish Catholic
6/25/2026
A new face to serve the permanent diaconate in Cork and Ross
Frida Hennig
After preparing for the permanent diaconate for the past number of years, Paul Ryan of Co. Clare was ordained as a permanent deacon to serve the people of the Diocese of Cork and Ross on Sunday, June 21 at the Church of the N...
The Irish Catholic
6/25/2026
Bishop calls for pilgrims to become ‘weavers of hope’ in Lourdes
Ava Campbell
Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick, has called on Irish society to become “weavers of hope” and present a united front for the most vulnerable in our community.At the Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage Mass to the Marian shrine of Lo...
The Irish Catholic
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