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The Synodal Pathway is “offering the Church here little more than a political-type programme”, a senior priest has warned on the eve of its National Assembly in Gormanston. Read the whole issue at irishcatholic.com.
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Mary McAleese has once again spoken about her views on infant baptism. In her recent comments, she claims it breaches the babies' human rights, as they cannot consent to be baptised. In the editorial below, published in January 2026, we explain why the argument she makes is ultimately a category mistake. irishcatholic.com/baptism-co…

Baptism, consent, and the strange new calculus of ‘human rights’ - The Irish Catholic

Dr Mary McAleese’s Irish Times column recently argues [an argument that she has been making since at least 2018] that infant Baptism “denies babies their human rights” because it enrols them—without...

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Prepare for the joy of Christmas with the Magnificat - Advent Companion.
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Come and pray with Holy Relics for a 25th anniversary milestone.
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Calls for more Eucharistic processions after Dublin faithful take to streets irishcatholic.com/calls-for-…

Calls for more Eucharistic processions after Dublin faithful take to streets - The Irish Catholic

Calls grow for more Eucharistic processions after Dublin Catholics took to the streets in rain for a public witness of faith.

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‘We could have ended extreme poverty’, Trócaire Chief irishcatholic.com/we-could-h…

‘We could have ended extreme poverty’, Trócaire Chief - The Irish Catholic

Extreme poverty in the world could have been ended had the USA and other countries not reversed their oversees aid policies in 2025, the head of the charity and NGO Trócaire has said.

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Nigerian bishop in Muslim-majority region says being ‘creative minority’ is key to diocese’s mission irishcatholic.com/nigerian-b…

Nigerian bishop in Muslim-majority region says being ‘creative minority’ is key to diocese’s...

Nigerian bishop says Catholics in Katsina can be a creative minority through education, faith formation, dialogue and witness.

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Belfast Fleadh: ‘we used to be dying, now we are dancing’ irishcatholic.com/belfast-fl…

Belfast Fleadh: ‘we used to be dying, now we are dancing’ - The Irish Catholic

A relative of the Maguire children, whose tragic deaths in 1976 inspired a peace movement in Belfast, has described the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann as a “miracle.”

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Black Friars march a ‘re-engagement’ with Waterford’s Catholic past irishcatholic.com/black-fria…

Black Friars march a ‘re-engagement’ with Waterford’s Catholic past - The Irish Catholic

A centenary recreation of Waterford’s historic March of the Black Friars is an opportunity to “re-engage” with the city’s Catholic history rather than simply look back nostalgically, a local histor...

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New Bishop of Derry appeals to Irish Catholics to focus on Knock irishcatholic.com/new-bishop…

New Bishop of Derry appeals to Irish Catholics to focus on Knock - The Irish Catholic

The newly appointed Bishop of Derry has appealed to Irish Catholics to rediscover Knock Shrine and the joys of pilgrimage.

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New York Catholic church suffers fourth vandalism attack in 2 years with destruction of Mary statue irishcatholic.com/new-york-c…

New York Catholic church suffers fourth vandalism attack in 2 years with destruction of Mary statue...

A New York Catholic church suffers its fourth vandalism attack in two years after a man destroys a statue of the Virgin Mary.

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Difficulties surrounding visa applications for foreign Dominicans criticised by prior irishcatholic.com/difficulti…

Difficulties surrounding visa applications for foreign Dominicans criticised by prior - The Irish...

The Dominican Prior for the Province of Ireland has criticised difficulties surrounding visas for foreign Dominicans coming to study in Ireland.

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‘Dancing with the Stars’ and raising money for historical church renovation irishcatholic.com/dancing-wi…

‘Dancing with the Stars’ and raising money for historical church renovation - The Irish Catholic

A historic church in Co. Cork, built two years before Catholic Emancipation, is preparing for its bicentennial with “unusual events” and fundraising for church restoration and heritage preservation.

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Young Irish pilgrims welcomed to Assisi after gruelling trek irishcatholic.com/young-iris…

Young Irish pilgrims welcomed to Assisi after gruelling trek - The Irish Catholic

A group of young Irish Catholics became the first fully English-speaking group to take part in the Franciscan pilgrimage to the Pardon of Assisi in its 44-year history.

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Kylemore Abbey celebrates ten year partnership with University of Notre Dame irishcatholic.com/kylemore-a…

Kylemore Abbey celebrates ten year partnership with University of Notre Dame - The Irish Catholic

Kylemore Abbey marked a decade of partnership with the University of Notre Dame on July 30, celebrating the vibrancy and connectivity of the university’s global campus at Kylemore Castle.

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Priest pays tribute to Comedian father and his faith irishcatholic.com/priest-pay…

Priest pays tribute to Comedian father and his faith - The Irish Catholic

The death of the comedian Jimmy Cricket who died on Monday at the age of 80 following a short illness has been met with widespread sadness and tributes. Cricket’s son, Fr Frankie Mulgrew, said the...

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Credenda: theology course for laity aims to help ‘re-evangelise Ireland’ irishcatholic.com/new-domini…

Credenda: theology course for laity aims to help ‘re-evangelise Ireland’ - The Irish Catholic

Credenda aims to deepen Catholics’ understanding of the faith and contribute to renewal in the Irish Church, its organiser has said.

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Govt has forgotten their own words, say Priests Against Genocide irishcatholic.com/govt-has-f…

Govt has forgotten their own words, say Priests Against Genocide - The Irish Catholic

“It appears as if the Taoiseach has forgotten his own words that ‘Israel’s violations of human rights are contravening international law’,” said the Priests Against Genocide IRL-UK group (PAG) to The...

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