The news that the more than 200 secondary schools run by the State Education and Training Boards are to phase out specifically Catholic symbols and practices was unsurprising. These schools are ...

A chara, – Ronan McCrea ("Removing Catholic symbols and practices from State schools no easy task", Opinion & Analysis, October 21st) asks a good question.

While only 73 were anti-Catholic hate crimes, that represents an annual increase since 2013. There were 64 anti-Catholic hate crimes reported in 2019, and 51 in 2018, according to the FBI data.

For Catholics, symbols “help us to deepen our faith and shape our prayer life, not to mention the lives we lead and the choices we make,” the cardinal said.

New Education and Training Board rules will see over 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland phase-out Catholic symbols and mandatory Masses.

Catholic Church in Spain begins campaign to defend religious symbols Madrid, Spain, Feb 8, 2010 / 16:56 pm ...

CATHOLIC symbols in the Republic's state schools are to be phased out in a bid to emphasise their multi-denominational ethos. It is understood that a range of influences including graduation ...

Religious symbols In the Catholic faith there are a wide range of symbols and signs that are used. Each of them have their own meaning and origin. Some of the key symbols are: ...

A poster of a theater play to be presented by students of a Catholic university in Lima, which combines religious symbols with the figure of a man wearing female clothes, is spurring outrage in Peru.

He’ll barely be at the Capitol before heading to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church to sit with the homeless for lunch. The U.S. Capitol may feel a little like home for Pope Francis.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE – Julianne Cuellar dips her fingers into the baptismal font and immediately makes the sign of the cross – touching forehead, chest, left shoulder, right shoulder &#8211… ...

A Catholic stole is seen following a mass at Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) ...