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Catholic baptisms down 30% in Diocese of Cloyne
2+ week, 1+ day ago (411+ words) The report, based on data obtained from Catholic dioceses, also found a 23.1% decline in baptisms in the Diocese of Cork and Ross over the same period. Stock picture The number of Catholic baptisms in the Diocese of Cloyne fell by…...
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30 per cent in a decade
2+ week, 5+ day ago (749+ words) By Ruadhán Jones, OSV News Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows. While around 60 per cent of the 30 per cent…...
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade
2+ week, 5+ day ago (728+ words) Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows. While around 60% of the 30% collapse can be attributed to declining births, the rest…...
RIP: Funeral mass in Carlow for one of five teens killed in M9 tragedy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (577+ words) The funeral of Jeremy O’ Brien, one of five teenagers killed in tragic M9 collision, is held this afternoon in Carlow. Homily, and Prayer of the Faithful, is delivered by Father Tom Little, Parish Priest of Askea, during the Funeral Mass…...
‘Hope and Healing’: Massive Turnout at St Clare’s Church Vigil for M9 Crash Victims
3+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Hope and healing were to the fore of the Vigil at St Clare’s Church for the three sisters and younger family member left seriously injured following last Sunday’s M9 crash. It too place just hours after the funerals of three of…...
David McWilliams: Huguenots’ legacy written across fabric of Ireland
3+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) Next week marks a particularly grotesque anniversary. On August 24th, 1572, Huguenots in France were massacred in an orchestrated reign of terror, kicking off a process that would lead to the mass migration of French Calvinists to Ireland. The other day, tucked…...
Number of Catholic baptisms in Ireland declined by nearly 30% over past decade
3+ week, 3+ day ago (517+ words) The number of baptisms in Ireland has declined by 29.6% over ten years, according to a new analysis by the Dublin-based Iona Institute, which describes itself as a Christian advocacy and research body. The Iona Institute claims that falling births account…...
Catholic baptisms in Ireland fall by nearly a third
3+ week, 4+ day ago (606+ words) A baby girl is baptised in a rural church Co. Meath, Ireland Over the 10 years from 2015-2025 in which baptisms have fallen, births on the island of Ireland have fallen by 18.8 per cent. Births fell by 17.9 per cent in the Republic…...
Baptisms in Ireland fall 30% over 10 years | News Headlines
3+ week, 5+ day ago (195+ words) The number of baptisms in Ireland fell by 29.9% between 2015 and 2025. The number of births fell by 18.8% over the ten-year period. The decline in the number of baptisms was steepest in the Diocese of Meath (-40.8%) and the Archdiocese of Dublin (-39.9%), according…...
Irish baptisms fall by 30% over ten years
3+ week, 5+ day ago (595+ words) Notice board of St. Mary’s pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. Image credit: By Cograng – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link New research has found that annual baptisms have fallen by 30% over the last ten years in Ireland. A briefing note from the Iona…...