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Tuesday 27 October 2020
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.
The role will involve reporting and providing analysis of social affairs and religion issues across RTÉ News channels.
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.
Five people have been made saints today by the catholic church.
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.
Irish looks to have repealed blasphemy from the Constitution, but voters are keen to keep the Angelus.
Barry Dunning lives in Indonesia and has seen how much of a role religion plays in people’s lives in Asia.
Pope Francis approved a study into how the US cardinal rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church despite allegations against him.
The so-called ‘baptism barrier’ is set to be removed by the Minister for Education today.
The man said he was seen as suspicious “because of the colour of his skin and his beard”.
Pope Francis is due to visit the country this weekend.
Inside the venue, high-profile US Jesuit Fr James Martin said parishes needed to do more to include LGBT Catholics.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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