A four week on-line introduction to Magnifica humanitas, Pope Leo's letter about artificial intelligence, is being offered by the Tuam and Killala dioceses.
Dates: 3, 10, 17 and 24 November 2026
Times: 7:30 - 9pm
Venue: On-line - register to get the link / meeting-invitation
No experience is necessary: The series is open to everyone, and is especially suitable for people who have never read a papal encyclical (ie a letter from the Pope) before.
To register, contact Niamh by phone 087 283 8769 or by emailing pastoral@tuamarchdiocese.org
A National Praise Day regional event is being held in Galway city:
Date Saturday 31 October, 2026
Time: 5pm (doors open 4:30pm
Venue: Connacht Hotel, Dublin Road
Cost: Free - but you are asked to book in advance for the Dublin event.
Booking: Children
Contact: Pastor Larry Ovie, phone 089 959 8112
National Praise Day is an joint celebration organised by a group of participating (mostly evangelical) churches in Ireland, which aims to shine a light on every sign of darkness in the land. It is an evening of joy and light, fun and divine praise in an atmosphere, providing an alternative to the darkness of Halloween.
The Galway Civic Trust are running a guided walking tour of selected Galway city churches and religious sites in autumn / winter 2026.
The tour looks at the history, architecture, art, and spirituality preserved within the places of worship in the city (primarily the city centre).
Guide: Ian Brophy
Date: Thursdays at 2pm,
Time: 2 PM
Meet at: Hall of the Red Earl, Druid Lane, Galway
Length: Approx 2 hours
Cost: Free, but donations to the Trust are welcome.
Bookings: On the TickeTailor website
Our Lady Queen of the Travellers Missionary devotional afternoon, focusing on faith, healing and hope is being held:
Date: Saturday 17 October 2026
Location: Galway Cathedral
Time: 1pm to 4:30pm.
The event includes Mass, veneration of relics including St Charbel, Mother Theresa and Padre Pio, and a talk by Liam Stewart of Heal the Hurt Ministry
Heal the Hurt Ministry, is faith-based charity founded in 2017 by Catholic psychotherapist and recovered addct, Liam Stewart and his wife, to help individuals and families dealing with drug and alcohol misuse.
A National Conference to promote and deepen the the First Saturdays devotion is being held:
Location: Knock Shrine
Date: Saturday, 28 November 2026, starting at 10am
The programme includes Eucharistic Adoration and Confession, talks and testimony, the Rosary, Holy Mass, meditation and Eucharistic Healing.
The First Saturday's devotion is based on teaching and revelations at Fatima, and promoted in Co Galway by Emmanuel House of Prayer. More information about it is available on the Irish First Saturdays website.
Bishop Fintan Monahan (Bishop of Killaloe, theologian and former teacher at St Jarleth's Tuam) is speaking about The Life and Teachings of St. John Henry Newman, including his theological reflections, his spiritual journey from Anglicanism to Catholicism, and his legacy as one of the great thinkers and spiritual guides of the modern Church.
