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'Tide turns' on religious decline in Ireland as Gen Z shows growing interest in faith - The Tablet Northern Ireland is the most religious region of the United Kingdom and the most religious part of the island of Ireland, according to a new report on

Northern Ireland is the most religious region of the #UnitedKingdom and the most religious part of the island of #Ireland, according to a new report on religious trends commissioned by the Irish bishops.
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Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’ Robert McElroy goes further than pope has done and says conflict fails ‘criterion of right intention’

“One of the most important Catholic teachings on war and peace is that nations have the strict obligation to end a war as soon as possible. This is particularly true when the decision to go to war was not morally legitimate.” #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForPeace www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

'Tide turns' on religious decline in Ireland as Gen Z shows growing interest in faith - The Tablet Northern Ireland is the most religious region of the United Kingdom and the most religious part of the island of Ireland, according to a new report on

Northern Ireland is the most religious region of the #UnitedKingdom and the most religious part of the island of #Ireland, according to a new report on religious trends commissioned by the Irish bishops.
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/tide-tu... @catholicbishops.bsky.social @thetablet.bsky.social

School ethos isn't 'value-neutral', Catholic schools tell Ireland's Department of Education - The Tablet In its submission to the Department of Education in Ireland’s largest ever school survey assessing the demand for faith formation at primary school level, the

#Ireland’s future #education system should ‘resist ideological capture and short-term fashion’, the #Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) has warned.
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School ethos isn't 'value-neutral', Catholic schools tell Ireland's Department of Education - The Tablet In its submission to the Department of Education in Ireland’s largest ever school survey assessing the demand for faith formation at primary school level, the

#Ireland’s future #education system should ‘resist ideological capture and short-term fashion’, the #Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) has warned.
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/school-...

'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors A monumental mosaic designed by French artist Sister Samuelle aims to help survivors "piece the fragments back together and give them a new face: the face of a new life, or at least a life that can st...

A major new artwork dedicated to the victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church is to be displayed at locations where disgraced priest artist Marko Rupnik's mosaics are still exhibited.

'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors A monumental mosaic designed by French artist Sister Samuelle aims to help survivors "piece the fragments back together and give them a new face: the face of a new life, or at least a life that can st...

'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for #Rupnik accusers, #abuse survivors www.ncronline.org/arts-and-med...

'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors A monumental mosaic designed by French artist Sister Samuelle aims to help survivors "piece the fragments back together and give them a new face: the face of a new life, or at least a life that can st...

'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for #Rupnik accusers, #abuse survivors www.ncronline.org/arts-and-med...

Earth emergency requires renewal of diplomacy, Trócaire's Lent lecture stresses - The Tablet The Church, and all in the Church, have a “prophetic duty” to convince political leaders that war is not only a disaster in itself, but also a “disastrous

Our geopolitical mission today as #Catholics, Dr Hugo Slim said, is to call people to this double #love: the simultaneous love of #humanity and #nature.
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Earth emergency requires renewal of diplomacy, Trócaire's Lent lecture stresses - The Tablet The Church, and all in the Church, have a “prophetic duty” to convince political leaders that war is not only a disaster in itself, but also a “disastrous

Our geopolitical mission today as #Catholics, Dr Hugo Slim said, is to call people to this double #love: the simultaneous love of #humanity and #nature.
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/earth-e... @trocaire.bsky.social

Gen Z more likely to engage with faith than millennials, new religious trends report shows A new report on religious trends in Ireland has found that there is a generational gap between millennials and Gen Z in relation to religiosity – with 18- to 24-year-olds more likely to identify as re...

Gen Z more likely to engage with faith than millennials, new religious trends report shows

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Gen Z more likely to engage with faith than millennials, new religious trends report shows A new report on religious trends in Ireland has found that there is a generational gap between millennials and Gen Z in relation to religiosity – with 18- to 24-year-olds more likely to identify as re...

Gen Z more likely to engage with faith than millennials, new religious trends report shows

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Removals are allowed, but no wakes in parish churches, bishop clarifies The Catholic Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois says he has not banned removals from taking place in parish churches in the diocese as part of funeral rites.

Removals are allowed, but no wakes in parish churches, bishop clarifies www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

Removals are allowed, but no wakes in parish churches, Bishop Paul Connell confirms The Catholic Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois says he has not banned removals from taking place in parish churches in the diocese as part of funeral rites.

Removals are allowed, but #wakes with an open coffin are not permitted in churches in the diocese of #ArdaghandClonmacnoise Bishop Paul Connell confirms

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Removals are allowed, but no wakes in parish churches, Bishop Paul Connell confirms The Catholic Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois says he has not banned removals from taking place in parish churches in the diocese as part of funeral rites.

Removals are allowed, but #wakes with an open coffin are not permitted in churches in the diocese of #ArdaghandClonmacnoise Bishop Paul Connell confirms

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Archbishop Francis Duffy appointed Bishop of Killala - The Tablet Pope Leo has appointed Archbishop Francis Duffy as the new Bishop of Killala bringing the diocese into a union with the Archdiocese of Tuam through the office

Archbishop Duffy said this diocesan reorganisation was not “institutional survivalism but mission-driven renewal”
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Prayer app Hallow faces backlash over Lenten partnership with Tucker Carlson Some Christian users said they planned to stop using Hallow because of its partnership with Carlson, while others praised the collaboration. Multiple users called for boycotts of the app and other spo...

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Archbishop Francis Duffy appointed Bishop of Killala - The Tablet Pope Leo has appointed Archbishop Francis Duffy as the new Bishop of Killala bringing the diocese into a union with the Archdiocese of Tuam through the office

Archbishop Duffy said this diocesan reorganisation was not “institutional survivalism but mission-driven renewal”
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/archbis...

Confirmation Pledge taken by young teens updated to include explicit references to vaping and cigarettes An updated wording for the Confirmation Pledge to be taken by 12 and 13-year-olds in Ireland now includes explicit references to vaping and cigarette smoking, alongside alcohol and illicit drugs

#Confirmation #Pledge taken by young teens updated to include explicit references to #vaping and #cigarettes

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Confirmation Pledge taken by young teens updated to include explicit references to vaping and cigarettes An updated wording for the Confirmation Pledge to be taken by 12 and 13-year-olds in Ireland now includes explicit references to vaping and cigarette smoking, alongside alcohol and illicit drugs

#Confirmation #Pledge taken by young teens updated to include explicit references to #vaping and #cigarettes

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‘Marriage and fertility today are in recession,’ economist says at St Valentine’s Shrine as he and fiancee prepare to wed An economist who will marry his fiancee in April has expressed concern over the trend for “grey grooms” in Ireland. According to David Higgins, almost a third of Irish men are over 40 when they tie th...

‘#Marriage and #fertility today are in recession,’ economist says at #StValentine’s Shrine as he and fiancee prepare to wed

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‘Marriage and fertility today are in recession,’ economist says at St Valentine’s Shrine as he and fiancee prepare to wed An economist who will marry his fiancee in April has expressed concern over the trend for “grey grooms” in Ireland. According to David Higgins, almost a third of Irish men are over 40 when they tie th...

‘#Marriage and #fertility today are in recession,’ economist says at #StValentine’s Shrine as he and fiancee prepare to wed

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St Brigid, patroness of Ireland, still offered as model for women today - The Tablet In his message for the Feast of St Brigid, Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said the patroness of Ireland is often offered as a model for women in Ireland

The Church and wider society need the “particular insights and witness of #women”, the leader of the Irish #Church has said.
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St Brigid, patroness of Ireland, still offered as model for women today - The Tablet In his message for the Feast of St Brigid, Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said the patroness of Ireland is often offered as a model for women in Ireland

The Church and wider society need the “particular insights and witness of #women”, the leader of the Irish #Church has said.
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/st-brig... #StBrigid

A fragment of St Brigid’s skull links Ireland with a part of Portugal where many women share her name It is a little known tale in Ireland, but a part of St Brigid’s skull is kept in a small church in Portugal where many of the local women are named after the saint.

A fragment of St Brigid’s skull links Ireland with a part of Portugal where many women share her name

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A fragment of St Brigid’s skull links Ireland with a part of Portugal where many women share her name It is a little known tale in Ireland, but a part of St Brigid’s skull is kept in a small church in Portugal where many of the local women are named after the saint.

A fragment of St Brigid’s skull links Ireland with a part of Portugal where many women share her name

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House price and rent inflation drive 'obscene' rise in homelessness - The Tablet The Simon Community report showed a 12 per cent increase in the number of elderly people facing homelessness over the past year, due to increasing rents and a

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Calls by U.S. bishops for Catholics to pray about the horrendous situation in Minneapolis and other besieged cities are good and necessary.
But it can't stop there! Prayer should be part of discerning what God wants faith-filled individuals and communities to 𝐃𝐎!

Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔

Families fear loved ones won’t get last rites as Galway hospital cuts chaplain service A Catholic diocese has criticised a hospital for reducing chaplaincy services amid fears the last rites won’t be available to those who die at night.

Diocesan spokesman Fr Diarmuid Hogan told the Irish Independent that #Galway diocese is “deeply aware of the upset caused to patients, families and staff when the spiritual and pastoral care they rightly expect is unavailable”. bit.ly/49T8l1t