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# Catholic

This year
2023
Census 2022: Number who identify as Catholic falls by 10 percentage points to 69%
There has also been an increase in the ‘No Religion’ category.
As of Sunday, 3 April, 2022, there were 5,149,139 people in the State.
Census 2022 also revealed that there has been a drop in the number of people who identify as Catholic.
The 'No religion' category also increased from 451,941 people in 2016 to 736,210 people in 2022.
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45.3k
May 30th 2023, 12:35 PM
Births continue to fall while death rate rises, new CSO statistics show
Northern Ireland Census records more Catholics than Protestants for the first time
Peter Flanagan: 'Confession was for sinners - why should I admit to something I didn't do?'
Writing from London, Peter Flanagan says that in England, religion is a lifestyle choice.
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20.6k
May 28th 2023, 7:30 AM
Last year
2022
Influential priest says LGBT Catholics are 'as much a part of the Church' as the pope
Father James Martin made the remarks following a controversial homily by Father Séan Sheehy in Kerry.
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25.3k
Nov 7th 2022, 11:34 AM
The Irish international who quit to become a priest and anti-Apartheid protestor
Marnie Cunningham’s fascinating story is told in a new book called ‘Rugby’s Greatest Mavericks.’
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Oct 30th 2022, 9:00 AM
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Dublin Archdiocese 'committed to protecting children' despite halving staff at safeguarding service
Five people have been let go from the unit, as part of a wider redundancy programme in the Archdiocese.
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Apr 28th 2021, 9:10 PM
Poll: Do you think RTÉ should stop playing the Angelus?
The Angelus is a Catholic reflection aired twice a day on RTÉ.
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234k
Jan 14th 2021, 8:54 AM
Calls for younger Catholic volunteers to help start Masses in churches again
Archbishop Eamon Martin said that the reopening of churches will happen “slowly and tentatively”.
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Jun 7th 2020, 1:09 PM
'Untold damage could be done': Talks by US chastity speaker cancelled amid criticism
Jason Evert has described homosexuality as a disorder and is critical of contraception.
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Jan 10th 2020, 7:43 PM
Two priests who sexually abused deaf children each sentenced to over 40 years in prison in Argentina
The victims were children and adolescents aged between four and 17.
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Nov 26th 2019, 11:15 AM
At least 21 people killed as bus carrying Catholic pilgrims crashes in Mexico
Thirty others were injured in the incident.
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May 30th 2019, 9:22 AM
Opinion: A variety of non-Christian historical sources support the idea that Jesus rose from the dead
The eyewitnesses to the resurrection were willing to die for their faith – but who would die for a lie, writes Thomas Finegan.
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Apr 21st 2019, 1:00 PM
Catholic in 2019: 'Some cardinals and clerics appear trapped within a medieval mindset - but Pope Francis provides a glimmer of hope'
‘We can all help to change the outdated teachings, traditions and structures which repel many adults and young people,’ writes Joe Mulvaney.
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Apr 20th 2019, 7:30 AM
Ex-pope Benedict XVI blames clerical sex abuse on 1960s sexual revolution
Benedict has written a 6,000-word essay for Klerusblatt, a German monthly magazine for clergy.
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41.1k
Apr 11th 2019, 9:01 PM
Diarmuid Martin expresses concern over 'anti-Islamic sentiments being expressed in social media in Ireland'
Martin said that some of this anti-Islamic sentiment came from publications “purporting to be of Catholic inspiration”.
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Mar 15th 2019, 4:13 PM
Top Catholic cardinal admits Church files on sex abuse were 'destroyed'
The cardinal was speaking at a landmark Vatican summit on tackling sex abuse in the clergy.
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Feb 23rd 2019, 12:21 PM
Pope admits that priests and bishops sexually abused nuns
His admission followed a rare outcry last week from the Vatican’s women’s magazine over the sexual abuse of nuns.
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Feb 6th 2019, 3:30 PM
External agencies providing sex ed in schools to be regulated in recommended radical overhaul
A report launching today calls for a radical overhaul of how sex education is taught in both primary and secondary schools.
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13.7k
Jan 29th 2019, 12:05 AM
US diocese apologises after students mock Native American demonstrator
“I heard them saying, ‘Build that wall, build that wall.’ We’re not supposed to have walls here, we never did.”
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24.0k
Jan 20th 2019, 1:12 PM
Almost 4% increase in children enrolled in multi-denominational schools
Education Minister Joe McHugh said the figures reflect the changes taking place in the patronage of Irish schools.
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11.3k
Dec 27th 2018, 11:34 AM
Fr Richard Gibbons: 'When was the last time you did something truly selfless for someone else, even if they didn’t deserve it?'
Fr Gibbons – of Knock – writes about finding the true meaning of Christmas even when things feel hard.
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16.2k
Dec 24th 2018, 5:30 PM
Religious books and gifts company Veritas to close 3 retail stores across the country
It is not yet known how many jobs will be lost.
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24.9k
Nov 30th 2018, 4:31 PM
Who is Asia Bibi and why has her case sparked furious protests?
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
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Nov 24th 2018, 9:00 PM
Vatican stalls on Belgium bishops' suggestion to allow young married men to become priests
The suggestion of easing the rules on celibacy was raised by the Auxiliary Bishop of Brussels.
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Oct 26th 2018, 3:51 PM
US cardinal facing calls to resign cancels appearance at World Meeting of Families
Donald Wuerl was due to speak on Wednesday.
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22.0k
Aug 18th 2018, 4:14 PM
Half a million have signed up to see the Pope - but how Catholic is Ireland?
Pope Francis will be in Ireland for two days, 25 and 26 August, as part of the World Meeting of Families event.
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Aug 11th 2018, 10:00 PM
Opinion: 'Parents need to raise their voices in the divestment debate'
Single-faith religious instruction and all sacramental preparation needs to be parish-based and conducted outside of school hours, writes Peter Gunning.
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Jul 8th 2018, 8:45 AM
A Baptist church is getting rid of its statue of Jesus because it's 'too Catholic'
The statue has been outside the church for 10 years.
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Jun 3rd 2018, 9:45 AM
Devotees nail themselves to crosses at annual Good Friday ceremony in Philippines
The event is frowned upon by the Catholic Church.
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20.2k
Mar 30th 2018, 2:06 PM
Number of Roman Catholic marriages reducing but it's still the most popular type of ceremony
The average age of grooms in Ireland is 36, while the average age of brides is 34.
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Mar 29th 2018, 5:31 PM
Priests' group calls for statement from Archbishop after welcome to gay parents removed from church video
The welcome was was removed from a video supporting the World Meeting of Families.
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Mar 6th 2018, 5:50 PM
17 things you'll only know if you grew in a super Catholic household
When
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Feb 18th 2018, 7:00 PM
Priests say Mary McAleese being banned from Vatican conference is 'embarrassing'
The inclusion of McAleese on the Voices of Faith speaker panel was opposed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
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Feb 2nd 2018, 10:45 PM
Poll: Would you like to attend the Pope's mass in Ireland?
Pope Francis is set to visit the country next year.
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Dec 10th 2017, 9:27 AM
Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar on high-stakes visit
He is expected to address claims of ethnic cleansing in the region.
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Nov 27th 2017, 8:30 AM
Poll: Should the Angelus be scrapped?
Some people think it’s not appropriate in modern Ireland.
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Jun 2nd 2017, 9:29 AM
Philippines kills 10 of its own soldiers in airstrike meant to hit ISIS
Security forces have been battling militants in Marawi, a major Muslim city in the predominantly Catholic country.
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Jun 1st 2017, 7:13 AM
Philippine authorities ban hanging rosary beads off car dashboards
“With these religious images, drivers feel they are safer, that there is divine intervention and they are being guided and protected.”
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May 28th 2017, 8:45 AM
Divided Ireland: 'One side dedicated to making Ireland secular; another preserving Church's influence'
There is a profound, far-reaching division in Irish society, writes Larry Donnelly.
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May 16th 2017, 6:20 AM
Mafia clan and Catholic group busted in migrant scandal
The Arena clan, a family belonging to a powerful crime syndicate, allegedly syphoned off money from the state destined for migrants.
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May 15th 2017, 7:45 PM
Ireland's first ever beatification to take place in Dublin this morning
The ceremony will make a formal request for the beatification of Dublin man Fr John Sullivan, who died in 1933.
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May 13th 2017, 6:00 AM
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