Mass from Knock Shrine to be broadcast across Europe this Sunday
Mass from Knock Shrine will be broadcast across Europe this Sunday. This Sunday, the 15th August, is the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven. Fr Richard Gibbons will celebrate 11am from Our Lady’s Basilica which will be broadcast Knock Shrine’s website, Irish TV and Radio as well…
Hopes for National Novena at Knock Shrine to take place later this year
It’s hoped the National Novena at Knock Shrine will return later this year. The event was due to take place from the 14th to the 22nd of August this year with Parish Priest and Rector, Fr. Richard Gibbons, saying the decision was made in the ‘interest of public safety.’ Marketing…
Knock Shrine elevated to international status
Knock Shrine in Co. Mayo now has the same status as Lourdes and Fatima. It’s after Pope Francis upgraded the venue to an International Marian and Eucharistic Shrine. Over 50,000 people joined an online Mass last night to mark the occasion – with the Pope giving a special message by…
Bishop of Elphin says Knock Papal visit brought people together
The Pope has flown back to Rome after a two-day visit to Dublin and Knock dominated by the legacy of church abuse scandals. Speaking in Knock yesterday, has described the child abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic church as ‘an open wound.’ Addressing an attendance of tens of thousands…
Tickets on sale for Pope’s visit to Knock
Tickets for the Pope’s visit to Dublin and Knock are being made available online from today. There are 500,000 tickets for the Phoenix Park where Pope Francis will say mass, and 45,000 tickets for Knock. The tickets can be booked online at worldmeeting2018.ie but an exact time for when the…
Tickets to go and see the Pope in Knock available from Monday
Tickets for those hoping to see Pope Francis during his Irish visit will be available from Monday. Up to 500 thousand places are being made available for the Phoenix Park, and a further 45 thousand for Knock Shrine. However concerns have been raised that people will have to walk for…
No confirmation yet but Knock will be prepared for a papal visit
Preparations are underway for a papal visit to Knock next year. The Pope is expected to visit Dublin for the World Meeting of Families in August 2018 and the Parish Priest of Knock Shrine says while they don’t know if he will visit the West – they’ll prepare for it…