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Under the current Level 5 restrictions, public Mass cannot take place.
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Under the current Level 5 restrictions, public Mass cannot take place.
TDs accused the government of being anti-Christian and anti-religion during a Dáil discussion this evening.
The ongoing restrictions are an infringement on a person’s right to religious liberty, they said.
During the first ever papal trip to Iraq, the Pope called for an end to violence and extremism.
RTÉ has said the sketch did not meet its broadcast standards.
People can attend services online or in person.
As we exit Level 5, people will have been wondering about whether they can attend mass or other religious services.
Ganley has said the right to attend Mass or a similar religious service is protected under the constitution.
Guests at the event will include Minister Roderic O’Gorman, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Michael Jackson, and Rabbi Zalman Lent.
Croke Park is the preferred setting for the celebration of the next major event on the Muslim calendar.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said it seems “strange” that churches with a capacity of 1,500 would be subject to this restriction.
The provision for funerals and religious services was announced by the Taoiseach today.
Government guidelines advise that places of worship should not reopen until 20 July.
Many people are finding alternative ways to worship amid the Covid-19 crisis.
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Our schools may be Catholic, but young Irish families, increasingly, are not, writes David Graham of Education Equality.
Trump spoke to more than 5,000 Christians at the event last night.
Many people do, even if they don’t normally attend during the year.
A 2015 review found several institutions had no public appointment or tendering procedure for the employment of chaplains.
A married couple were yesterday convicted of allowing female genital mutilation to be carried out on their daughter.
Pope Francis will create five new saints today.
It found that those who attended religious services regularly reported lower depressive symptoms.
The child’s parents did not consent to her attendance at the school.
Pope John Paul II said that ‘animals possess a soul’ and are ‘as near to God as men are,’ writes Diarmuid Pepper.
The church added it wanted to “reduce the hate and contention so common today”.
Photos show priests carrying a basket of books and other items including an African-styled face mask.
“One of the guys was very annoying and used to harass me, he always tried to touch me.”
A new report has suggested that they be removed if a patient requests it.
The event had to be rescheduled after complaints made to the original venue because of the minister’s role in the Repeal campaign.
A humanist alternative to the First Holy Communion means that non-Catholic kids don’t miss out on having a special day, writes Tony O’Donohoe.
His admission followed a rare outcry last week from the Vatican’s women’s magazine over the sexual abuse of nuns.
Locals recently protested the proposed name change of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
Education Minister Joe McHugh said the figures reflect the changes taking place in the patronage of Irish schools.
Fr Gibbons – of Knock – writes about finding the true meaning of Christmas even when things feel hard.
Ukrainian authorities hope it will be a further step out of Russia’s orbit.
The letter was written in 1954 to philosopher Eric Gutkind.
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
The TV presenter said she keeps a bottle of holy water on her dressing table.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union launched its annual Freedom of Thought report this morning.