Baptisms
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Baptisms in Ireland drop by nearly 30% in past decade, survey finds
The Iona Institute has found the number of Catholic baptisms in Ireland declined by 29.6% from 2015 to 2025. According…
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Catholic News - Pope
Cash for baptisms: German diocese questions Catholic millionaire’s $550 offer
A Bavaria, Germany-based investor is offering families 500 euros ($ 545) for every child they have baptized in a group…
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Catholic News - General
Record number of adult baptisms in France shows surge among youth
The choir, clergy and guests stand during the ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on Dec.…
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UPDATE: 11 dead, 60 injured from collapse of church roof in Mexico during baptisms
Collapse of the Parish of the Holy Cross in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Oct. 1, 2023. / Credit: Civil Protection Tamaulipas ACI…
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Catholic News - General
Vatican’s liturgy czar rejects German Church’s plans for laity to preach homilies, conduct baptisms
Archbishop Arthur Roche at a Vatican press conference on Feb. 10, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA. CNA Newsroom, Mar 30, 2023…
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