When conversations turn to religious diversity, it does not take too long before someone says something like “How can they believe such things?” where “they” refers to participants in some religion ...

The President of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference said that while the results are not a complete reversal of recent decline, "it is saying something." ...

The Iona Institute was keen to compare the findings in both the north and south of Ireland, especially given the higher percentage of Protestant churches in the north. The All Ireland Rosary Rally has ...

The survey highlights divided public sentiment toward religious figures, with attitudes toward priests and nuns split evenly: 33% view them positively, 33% negatively, and the rest remain neutral.

Religion is good at cultivating beliefs. For thousands of years, religions have used music, ritual, oratory, and missionaries to bolster and spread religious beliefs. Do these beliefs impact ...

“Nones” are adults who describe themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” This report uses the terms “nones” and “religiously unaffiliated” interchangeably. Many “nones” ...

Non-religious marriages significantly outnumbered Catholic marriages in Ireland in 2023, according to data from the Central Statistics Office. There were 7,256 Catholic wedding ceremonies in Ireland ...

What would St. Finian have thought, he who is known as the “Teacher of the Irish Saints?” In the handsome Dublin church named for the great 6th century monk, a new pastor was preaching last week, and ...

The 77-year-old former monk has even performed an exorcism. Joe Gallagher is one of Ireland’s last traditional faith healers, whose pub is visited by believers from across the country hoping for a ...