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Bishop McAleese Turns Her Crosier on the GAA
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (94+ words) Gript The Catholic Church can finally breathe a sigh of relief as a different thread in the tapestry of Ireland falls afoul of former president Mary McAleese’s exacting ethical standards: the GAA. RTÉ first reported yesterday Bishop – sorry – Dr McAleese’s…...
How Religion Can Be Removed from Public Life Without Being Banned
1+ week, 5+ day ago (782+ words) Gript No one in Poland has banned the teaching of religion in schools. No law has been passed, no constitutional amendment adopted, and no concordat with the Holy See renounced. Yet a series of regulatory decisions is making religious instruction…...
Pastor dragged through courts slams ongoing Covid prosecutions
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (88+ words) Gript Pastor Sharon Perry, who was dragged through the courts for holding an Easter service while battling severe physical pain, has said she is “actually quite shocked” that the State is still pursuing Covid prosecutions in 2026. Speaking to Gript this…...
Catholic baptisms drop 30pc in 10y: birth collapse major cause
3+ week, 4+ day ago (517+ words) A new briefing note from The Iona Institute, based on data from almost every Catholic diocese on the island of Ireland has found that over the past 10 years, the number of baptisms taking place annually has fallen by 30pc. The research…...
Why secular Ireland shouldn???t celebrate the fall in baptisms
2+ week, 3+ day ago (753+ words) Our paper put the split between the two causes of falling baptisms, namely the decline in births combined with rising secularism at roughly 60/40. If we were to repeat this exercise in another ten years, it’s likely we will record a…...
Catholic baptisms in Ireland plummet by 30% over ten years
3+ week, 4+ day ago (82+ words) gript.ie The number of Catholic baptisms taking place on the island of Ireland has fallen by 30% over the past ten years. In a briefing note published this week, The Iona Institute reported that the sharp downturn has been driven…...