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???Pope???s garden??? goes totally organic
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (338+ words) A vegetable garden and orchard inside the Vatican walls, which historically provided food for the Pope’s household, is now cultivated using exclusively organic farming techniques. Source: EWTN News. The private garden covers almost 400 square metres of cultivable land inside the…...
Paddy Power taunts Catholic Church with giant drive-thru confession box
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (36+ words) Campaign UK Paddy Power has marked the Pope's visit to Ireland by constructing a gigantic confession box in Dublin that drivers can take their cars through....
Church of Ireland seeks to allay concerns about past finances at Dublin parish where newly elected bishop was rector
2+ week, 4+ day ago (488+ words) The Church of Ireland has sought to allay concerns raised about a Dublin parish’s finances 20 years ago when Rev Andrew Orr, recently elected as Bishop of Cork, served as its rector. Concerns about Orr’s appointment as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne…...
Hutchinson author explores prayer through movement, action in new book
2+ week, 6+ day ago (556+ words) HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson author Shelley Petz is encouraging readers to explore prayer beyond traditional boundaries in her new book, “Meet You at Nine.” The book is a collection of journal entries documenting Petz’s experiences with prayer, including personal struggles, unexpected…...
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade
2+ week, 6+ day ago (715+ words) DUBLIN (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% of the 30% collapse can be attributed to declining…...
‘I was ordained in Dublin but I became a priest on Ardoyne Road’ - Fr Aidan Tory on Holy Cross school protest 25 years on
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1390+ words) When Fr Aidan Troy returned to Belfast in October last year, one of the first things he did was walk up Ardoyne Road to Holy Cross girls’ school. It was the first time in almost a quarter of a century…...
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…...
Keegan Porter professes temporary vows at Saint Meinrad
3+ week, 5+ day ago (175+ words) Dubois County Herald Br. Colm Porter, OSB, signs his vow chart during the first profession on August 6, 2026, in the Archabbey Church. ST. MEINRAD â Keegan Porter professed his temporary vows as a Benedictine monk in a ceremony on August 6, 2026, at…...
Tuam Diocesan changes announced by Archbishop Francis Duffy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (278+ words) Long-serving priests, Fr James Ronayne, PP, Clifden, formerly of Kilmacnella, Irishtown, and Headford native, Fr Frank Conlisk, SPS Adm, Milltown and Kilconly, are set to retire while Fr Michael Molloy, PP, Moore, has retired already. The new appointments will see…...