In an interview broadcast on KTOTV on February 13, 2013, the French Catholic television station, the Irish Chaplain Fr Sean Maher spoke about the increasing peace, solidarity, and charity among the Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Fr Sean spoke about how the people […]
› Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 20, 2013 the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins visited the Collège des Irlandais as part of his official visit to France. Accompanied by his wife Mrs Sabina Higgins and the Irish Ambassador to France, Mr Paul Kavanagh, President Higgins visited the Chapelle Saint-Patrick where he was given a tour by the […]
› Read MoreMen and Women: the new deal Last November 22 – 25, 2012 the the Semaines Sociales held their annual open university in the Parc Floral, Vincennes. The participants came from all over France but there were also quite a few foreign delegations from Belarus, several Eastern European countries, Germany, Spain and Ireland. Bishop Noel Treanor […]
› Read MoreThe beginning of February has a very strong symbolism in the Irish Celtic and Christian tradition. After the long, dark, and cold winter February 1 is the beginning of spring when we look forward to longer, warmer, bright days, and the new growth of plants, trees, flowers and vegetables. February 1 also marks the Feast […]
› Read MoreThere will be Mass on February 13, 2013 at 19h30 in Chapelle Saint-Patrick for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with the distribution of ashes.
› Read MoreEach year many thousands of pilgrims from Ireland and other countries across Europe and indeed the world make their way to the small island of St Patrick’s Purgatory on Lough Derg to do the Three-Day Pilgrimage. According to tradition the first abbot of the monastery of Lough Derg was St Davog, a disciple of St […]
› Read MoreThe St Joseph’s Church Parish Pilgrimage to Notre Dame will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2013. A group will walk from St Joseph’s Church on 50, avenue Hoche to Notre Dame. Most people will gather at 9:15am on the parvis in front of Notre Dame for Mass at 10:00. You are all welcome to […]
› Read MoreAs part of his official visit to France, the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D. Higgins will be giving a conference at the Sorbonne on February 18, 2013. All members of the Irish Community and friends of Ireland are invited to attend. Please find below details of the invitation from the Irish Embassy. In the presence of […]
› Read MoreDear Friends, I hope that all is well as we reach the end of this first month of 2013. This Sunday we will celebrate Feile Bride in the Chapel at 11h30 Mass. We hope to have some crosses from the Curragh to distribute on the day and also we will have our usual community lunch […]
› Read MoreThe Chapelle Saint-Patrick was packed with standing room only (and many more outside) for the annual Advent Carol Service held at 17:00 on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The Carol Service was truly an excellent representation of the Irish Community living here in Paris and Ile-de-France. In addition to the Irish Ambassador Mr Paul Kavanagh, on […]
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