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More than 1,000 people gather to mark 200 years since death of Kildare priest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (515+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 More than 1,000 people gathered at Father Moore’s Well in Rathbride in Kildare for a special event marking 200 years since the death of the renowned local priest. The gathering, held in place of the annual pilgrimage, included Mass celebrated…...
Knowing about religions is a foundation for all sorts of learning
1+ week, 4+ day ago (730+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 As traditional Catholic belonging continues to dim in Ireland — fuelled by Church scandals, growing religious diversity, and secularisation — some call for removing the teaching of religions from primary and post-primary schools in Ireland. As the numbers identifying as…...
Not a typical childhood: Trish Bourke on growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness in Tipperary
1+ week, 4+ day ago (185+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 Trish Bourke on growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and finding freedom outside the faith. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness in rural Co Tipperary was far from your typical Irish childhood. Weekends spent proselytising, no Christmas or…...
David O'Mahony: Superstitions remind us that our past is really only just beneath the surface
3+ week, 1+ day ago (826+ words) The visiting American podcasters planned to curse, but not the sort of beautiful, poetic profanity you might get from Dylan Moran. This week, a small group of American podcasters were on a mission. It was a mission to Cavan, of…...
Catholic baptisms fall sharply in Cork as births and religious affiliation decline
3+ week, 3+ day ago (488+ words) The number of Catholic baptisms in the Diocese of Cloyne fell by 30% over the decade from 2015 to 2025, according to new figures published by the Iona Institute. Using figures obtained from Catholic dioceses, the report also shows that there was a…...
Europe’s tallest statue of Virgin Mary inaugurated in small Polish village
3+ week, 6+ day ago (473+ words) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary which is believed to be Europe’s tallest has been inaugurated in a small Polish village, in the presence of veteran anti-communist leader Lech Walesa. Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of…...
Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary inaugurated in small Polish village
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (395+ words) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, financed by one of Poland’s richest businesspeople. The monument towers 55.6 metres over Konotopie in central Poland, home…...
National Novena to mark 50th anniversary of Knock Basilica
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (452+ words) Knock Basilica will host the annual Novena. Picture: Sinead Mallee Three weeks on from ending their 75-year wait for All-Ireland senior football glory, the celebrations in Mayo show no sign of ending anytime soon. Knock Basilica will mark its 50th anniversary…...
TP O'Mahony: Slander of Mary Magdalene was a deliberate choice by early Church
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (936+ words) Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, and Hristo Jivkov starred in Mel Gibson’s controversial film ‘The Passion Of The Christ’ in 2004. In casting Monica Bellucci as Mary of Magdala, Mel Gibson depicted her as a femme fatale — a woman whose beauty and…...
Cork religious community claims cycle lane will cause 'huge health and safety problems' for parishioners
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) The planned two-way cycle lane is included in plans published by the National Transport Authority and will skirt the car park of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart on Western Road. File picture: Eddie O'Hare A religious community says a…...