As many readers know, there will be a National Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland on October 17 in Gormanston, Co. Meath. This is the culmination of a five-year process of consultation, listening and discernment, which was launched by the Irish Bishops...

Rite & Reason: Not everything we heard in those early conversations has travelled through the process in the same way Five years ago, the Irish Synodal Pathway began with a question: “What does God want from the church in Ireland at this time?” Since then,...

Blog from website of Association of Catholic Priests. No support for Women Priests at National Assembly Bishops control Irish Synodal Pathway Patriarchy has dominated the Catholic Church for several centuries, summarised as “Pay, Pray and Obey”. Pope Francis sought to...

Extract from First Reading _ letter of St Paul to the Galatians "All baptised in Christ, you have all clothed yourselves in Christ, and there are no more distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, but all of you are one in Christ Jesus  

Belonging, Baptism and the Gift of LGBT+ Catholics in the Church Dear Delegates, I write as a Catholic who loves the Church and who believes deeply in the Gospel's call to welcome, accompany and affirm the dignity of every person. I am grateful that the Irish Synodal...

On Saturday, September 12, members of We Are Church Ireland took part in the “No Welcome for Trump” protest in Dublin City Centre. It was important that We Are Church Ireland show our opposition to the policies of the current US Administration, and in particular the...

In recent months, authorities in Turkey have unleashed a crackdown on members of the LGBTQI+ community along with those who advocate on their behalf. While homosexuality is not illegal, there are no anti-discrimination laws in place for them, and the current crackdown...

Members of We Are Church Ireland will join this protest in Dublin against the visit of President Trump. Meet us outside the Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin from 12.30pm, Sat 12 September 2026.

We heard with great sadness of the tragic death, last week, of Robert Moran, the youngest brother of Julieann Moran. She and her brother Paul, managed to be there with Robert in time to say a heart breaking goodbye, RIP. Julieann is well known to many members of We...

Following the death of Fr. Kieran O' Mahony OSA on August  18th, the members of We Are Church Ireland wish to express our condolences to his family and Augustinian confreres and to acknowledge the immense contribution he made to promoting an interest in and the...

We in We Are Church Ireland offer our heartfelt condolences to the loved ones of the woman who was killed during the violent attack on people participating in  the annual Pride Parade in Berlin. May she Rest in Peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and with...