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Reduced hours for religion in new primary curriculum, Norma Foley announces

The Minister for Education has said there will be a reduction to the minimum hours for religion in Irish primary schools as part of the new curriculum. However, Norma Foley said there will be more autonomy given to schools for “flexitime” to decide ...

09 Mar 2023 at 13:32

National News

Tens of thousands attend Mass with Pope

Tens of thousands of Hungarians flocked to Budapest’s main square for Pope Francis’s final Mass, gathering on the banks of the Danube as the pontiff wrapped up a weekend visit to the heart of Europe with pleas for a peaceful end to Russia’s war ...

30 Apr 2023 at 09:47

World

Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday Mass after hospital stay

Pope Francis has opened the celebration Mass in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis. On a cloudy morning, Francis wore a long, ivory-coloured coat as he was driven into the ...

02 Apr 2023 at 10:45

National News

Pope Francis battled hoarse voice during Palm Sunday mass after bout of bronchitis

Pope Francis battled a hoarse voice and was bundled up in a thick coat as he presided over a Mass in St Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left hospital following treatment for bronchitis. The ...

03 Apr 2023 at 11:28

Northern Ireland

Church leaders visit Rome to mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary

Church leaders from the island of Ireland will attend a seminar in Rome to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. In a shared statement they said the visit is taking place at a time of “great concern for the state of our ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

National News

Bishops issue warning on proposed changes on family and care in constitution

Proposed changes to the constitution on family and care would diminish the relationship between marriage and family, Catholic bishops have said. Two referenda will be held on March 8 – International Women’s Day – proposing to change the ...

25 Feb 2024 at 13:44

National News

Irish president’s Christmas message thanks migrants who ‘enrich our culture’

Irish President Michael D Higgins has said his thoughts are with the children in Israel and Gaza this Christmas, while also thanking migrants in Ireland who “enrich our culture”. He said nations should “redouble their efforts for a ...

20 Dec 2023 at 14:36

National News

British-Irish national chosen for senior role in Mormon Church

A British-Irish national has been appointed as the latest senior member of the Mormon Church. Elder Patrick Kearon was ordained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Thursday, the second highest ranking group ...

08 Dec 2023 at 20:47

National News

Pope Francis tells interfaith summit religion must not be used to justify violence

Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in calling for the world’s great religions to work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion must never be used to justify violence and ...

04 Nov 2022 at 13:22

Covid-19

People of Ireland consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary for protection against Covid-19

At noon on Wednesday, the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, Archbishop Eamon Martin joined with bishops and priests from all over the island of Ireland in consecrating the people of Ireland to the Immaculate ...

25 Mar 2020 at 15:26

National News

Irish-born cardinal announces Pope Francis’s death

An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, confirmed that the head of the Catholic Church had died on Easter Monday after bouts of ill ...

21 Apr 2025 at 11:29

National News

Starmer pays tribute to ‘pope for the poor’ who ‘never lost hope’

Pope Francis was “a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten”, the Prime Minister has said as politicians paid tribute to the late pontiff. MPs from across the political spectrum praised the ...

21 Apr 2025 at 11:47

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