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Catholic baptisms in Ireland, N Ireland fall nearly 30% as births decline, secularization grows
The number of Catholic baptisms taking place across Ireland has fallen by almost 30% over the past decade, with declining birth rates and the growth of religious non-affiliation identified as the main ...
Yesterday we discussed the claim by Mary McAleese–a “prominent Catholic,” a canon lawyer, and the former president of Ireland–that infant baptism is an abuse of children because it denies them their ...
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 ...
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'Christening our children was a huge area of contention for us': Parents on the baptism question
ON THE BACK of research showing a decline in baptisms over the past decade, we wanted to hear from our readers about their experiences of making the choice for their children. There was a rapid ...
(ZENIT News / Dublin, 08.19.2026).- A new briefing note from The Iona Institute, based on data from almost every Catholic diocese on the island of Ireland has found that over the past 10 years, the ...
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