# christianity - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
During the first ever papal trip to Iraq, the Pope called for an end to violence and extremism.
# christianity - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Low Key
From The42
# Low Key
The controversial ex-Wallabies star has linked up with rugby league outfit, the Catalans Dragons.
# christianity - Monday 24 December, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
Fr Gibbons – of Knock – writes about finding the true meaning of Christmas even when things feel hard.
# christianity - Friday 16 November, 2018
# Red Wednesday
# Red Wednesday
On 28 November, some major landmarks around the world will light up “blood red” to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians.
# christianity - Monday 20 August, 2018
# Book Of Mormon
# Book Of Mormon
Nelson, 93, said the decision on the proper terminology was revealed to him by God.
# christianity - Wednesday 21 February, 2018
# RIP
# RIP
He was the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history.
# christianity - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
# Christianity
# Christianity
Tim Farron’s comments have been criticised by some, but others have defended him.
# christianity - Tuesday 21 March, 2017
# Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
# Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
The church contains the area where Jesus is believed to have been crucified.
# christianity - Saturday 24 December, 2016
# O Holy Night
From The Daily Edge
# O Holy Night
What happened after Mary and Joseph locked eyes over a curry chip in Supermacs?
# christianity - Tuesday 25 October, 2016
# Sacred Places Only
# Sacred Places Only
German cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller advised people today to store them in places approved by the Church.
# christianity - Monday 18 January, 2016
# Radical Messages
# Radical Messages
The graffiti included threats of violence, messages degrading Jesus and a call for Christians to “go to hell”.
# christianity - Sunday 20 December, 2015
# christianity - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
# Word Of Life
# Word Of Life
19-year-old Lucas Leonard was trying to leave the “Word of Life” church in New York, when he was beaten to death over six hours.
# christianity - Friday 26 June, 2015
# Charleston Shooting
# Charleston Shooting
He said the Charleston shooter was “blinded by hatred.”
# christianity - Saturday 13 June, 2015
# Voxpop
# Voxpop
TheJournal.ie finds out what people really think of the daily prayer.
# christianity - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
# Gotta Have Faith
# Gotta Have Faith
If the current trends continue beyond 2050 then by the year 2070 the world’s population of Muslims would roughly equal that of Christians.
# christianity - Monday 6 April, 2015
# San Diego
# San Diego
But a Californian court wasn’t having a bar of it.
# christianity - Thursday 5 March, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
An incident with a printers in Drogheda has everyone talking today.
# christianity - Friday 1 August, 2014
# christianity - Monday 5 May, 2014
# Amen
# Amen
At issue were town meetings in Greece, New York, where clergy had been invited to offer a prayer, which in the last eight years had been exclusively Christian.
# christianity - Monday 24 February, 2014
# Gay Rights
# Gay Rights
The news has been condemned by Amnesty International, which described it as a “step backwards”.
# christianity - Wednesday 25 December, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
According to the Bible story, the Star of Bethlehem – or the Christmas Star – led the Three Wise men to the birth of Jesus 2,000 years ago. But was it an actual astronomic event?
# christianity - Sunday 15 December, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
What’s the true meaning of this holiday, again?
# christianity - Saturday 16 March, 2013
# Hidden Ireland
# Hidden Ireland
Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick this weekend… or at least to the places he’s reputed to have visited for special events.
# christianity - Thursday 20 December, 2012
# Dead Sea Scrolls
# Dead Sea Scrolls
Only five conservators worldwide are authorized to handle the Dead Sea Scrolls, but now, everyone can view them.
# christianity - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
# Religion
# Religion
Christians are the world’s biggest religious group, numbering some 2.2 billion people.
# christianity - Friday 30 November, 2012
# Egypt
# Egypt
Concerns have been raised about the content of the constitution and its potential restriction on freedom of expression.
# christianity - Thursday 11 October, 2012
# Abortion
# Abortion
Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor said the clinic undermines the dignity of human life in society.
# christianity - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
# Christianity
# Christianity
The four Christians all believe they were sacked because of their religious beliefs, but lost employment tribunals.
# christianity - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
# Alpha Course
# Alpha Course
‘Alpha’ – described as a “parish tool for evangelisation” – will offer pilgrims and the public a chance to explore basic questions.
# christianity - Sunday 8 April, 2012
# Urbi Et Orbi
# Urbi Et Orbi
The full text of Pope Benedict’s Easter morning address the world’s Catholics, as delivered in Rome this morning.
# Easter
# Easter
In his Easter homily, the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin says the Church in Ireland is enduring a process of “purification”.
# christianity - Friday 6 April, 2012
# Easter
# Easter
Masks, processions, and real-life crucifixions…
# christianity - Monday 27 February, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
As children, we used to try to get out of Lenten obligations – now we use them as if they are a second chance at New Year’s resolutions.
# christianity - Friday 24 February, 2012
# Humour
# Humour
This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland tracks his colleague’s ‘progress’ with his sponsored fast – including an awkward incident with a chocolate Swiss roll…
# christianity - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
# Your Say
# Your Say
Do you plan to “give up” some indulgence for Lent, for religious purposes or other reason? We’d like to know…
# christianity - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
# Belief
# Belief
A Conservative minister said that some athiests have the same intolerant instincts as authoritarian regimes.
# christianity - Monday 5 December, 2011
# Courts
# Courts
The Mayo-based group believes major parts of the Civil Partnership Act are in conflict with the Constitution and therefore illegal.
# christianity - Wednesday 9 November, 2011
# Equality
# Equality
A devout Christian couple, who were forced to pay compensation to a gay couple who tried to stay in their B&B, launch an appeal.
# christianity - Tuesday 1 November, 2011
# Rapture
From The Daily Edge
# Rapture
Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on 21 October. Obviously, it didn’t – and he’s now a little bit embarrased.
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